The Temple destroyed; worship in exile

The Temple is gone and worship in exile runs on the read word.

In plain words

Babylon destroys the Temple, and worship goes on in exile by reading the word aloud: the first proof that the building can be lost and the word survive.

The mechanism

CARRIER SURVIVES CUSTODY LOSS — the first demonstration in the record that the enclosure can be destroyed and the Word survive anyway

How it was checked

• EvidenceT5 INDEPENDENT SECULAR; Status: COMMITTED; a capture; a release
• Letter eraTHE PROPHETS AND THE ROAD 776 BC to 4 BC
• Plate — Rembrandt, "Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem," 1630 · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain · source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeremia_treurend_over_de_verwoesting_van_Jeruzalem_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-3276.jpeg
• SourcesSCRIPTURE / SECULAR RECORD