Teshuva
Question
Dear Rabbi, I have a question about Judaism's claim of mass revelation. Chapter 22 in II Kings, describes how Chilkiya found a Torah Scroll and Yoshiyahu then began a mass Teshuva movement. According to the Radak, Menasha had eradicated Torah to such an extent, that the people were unfamiliar with its contents. This seems to severely weaken the proof put forth by all the Kiruv organizations that mass revelation could not be fabricated. Here we have how it could be in NaCh itself. Yoshiyahu could have convinced the people at that time to start keeping Torah saying that their ancestors had strayed. This ‘lie’ could not be checked because it puts the story of mass revelation far in the past. At the very least, if we have a point in our history during which very few people kept or even know about Torah, how could we use this as a compelling proof of mass revelation and the authenticity of Judaism? I lool forward to your response. Kol Tuv, Yosef I l