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Schnorr von Carolsfeld] Josiah or Yoshiyahu () was king of Judah, and son
of Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. His grandfather was
King Manasseh, who had turned from the Jewish religion, even adapting the
Temple for worship that was considered idolatrous by faithful Jews. Josiah
is credited by some historians with having established Jewish scripture in
written form as a part of the Deuteronomic reform that occurred during his
rule.
William F. Albright has dated his reign to 640 BC-609 BC, while E. R.
Thiele offers the dates 641 BC-609 BC. The chief sources of his reign are 2
Kings 22-23, and 2 Chronicles 34-35, and considerable archaeological
evidence document conditions in Judah during his reign. (1 Esdras 1 also
discusses Josiah, but is clearly based entirely on the relevant portion of
2 Chronic
