And finally, it was Deuteronomy that brought about the historical result of Josiah's reformation.
Julius WellhausenFrom the building of the temple of Solomon, which is also treated as a leading epoch in chronology, a new period in the history of worship is accordingly dated, - and to a certain extent with justice.
Julius WellhausenOne other fact is significant: the domestic feasts and sacrifices of single families, which in David's time must still have been general, gradually declined and lost their importance as social circles widened and life became more public.
Julius WellhausenThe Law is never weary of again and again repeating its injunction of local unity of worship.
Julius Wellhausen