Prof. Ronnie Goldstein is an Associate Professor at the Department of Bible in the Hebrew University, where he received his Ph.D. in biblical studies. His research focuses mainly on the interpretation of biblical literature and its historical context, and the cultural interactions between Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern literature. Goldstein is one of the editors-in-chief of the academic journal Tarbiz, and is the author of, The Life of Jeremiah: Traditions about the Prophet and Their Evolution in Biblical Times (2013). He is currently working on a commentary to First Isaiah for the Mikra LeYisrael series.
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Jeremiah prophesized that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (605–562 B.C.E.) would conquer Egypt (Jeremiah 43), but this did not come to pass. Instead, in 525 B.C.E., the Persian King Cambyses conquered Egypt, and reports that he destroyed its temples became widespread. The Judean scribes then updated Jeremiah's prophecy about Nebuchadnezzar to include these new details.
Jeremiah prophesized that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (605–562 B.C.E.) would conquer Egypt (Jeremiah 43), but this did not come to pass. Instead, in 525 B.C.E., the Persian King Cambyses conquered Egypt, and reports that he destroyed its temples became widespread. The Judean scribes then updated Jeremiah's prophecy about Nebuchadnezzar to include these new details.
