The Emergence Of Yehud In The Persian Period

Author : Charles E. Carter
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567250889

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The Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period by Charles E. Carter Pdf

A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small Yehud for some of the prominent theories concerning the province in the Persian-period.

Author : Lester L. Grabbe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567043525

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1) by Lester L. Grabbe Pdf

In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them 'speak' to us through the fog of centuries? This first volume, Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah offers the most up to date and comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the major political events of Judah at the time.

Author : Jon L. Berquist
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589831452

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Approaching Yehud by Jon L. Berquist Pdf

The long-held view that the Persian period in Israel (known as Yehud) was a historically derivative era that engendered little theological or literary innovation has been replaced in recent decades by an appreciation for the importance of the Persian period for understanding Israel's literature, religion, and sense of identity. A new image of Yehud is emerging that has shifted the focus from viewing the postexilic period as a staging ground for early Judaism or Christianity to dealing with Yehud on its own terms, as a Persian colony with a diverse population. Taken together, the thirteen chapters in this volume represent a range of studies that touch on a variety of textual and historical problems to advance the conversation about the significance of the Persian period and especially its formative influence on biblical literature. --From publisher's description.

Author : Diana V. Edelman,Philip R. Davies,Christophe Nihan,Thomas Romer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134945863

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Opening the Books of Moses by Diana V. Edelman,Philip R. Davies,Christophe Nihan,Thomas Romer Pdf

Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of the time. This broad overview provides: a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research; an analysis of how the texts were shaped by their time and audience; an outline of Jewish areas in the Persian period; the study concludes with an analysis of key concerns in the study of the Pentateuch, notably the Torah, geography, ethnicity, the nature of Yahweh and other deities, theories of cult, treaties and oaths, and Moses himself.

Author : Lester L. Grabbe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567216175

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A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1) by Lester L. Grabbe Pdf

In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them 'speak' to us through the fog of centuries? This first volume, Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah offers the most up to date and comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the major political events of Judah at the time.

Author : Jeremiah W. Cataldo
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780567599346

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A Theocratic Yehud? by Jeremiah W. Cataldo Pdf

Offers a fresh reevaluation of Yehud in the Persian period, addressing in particular the dynamics of its relationship to the Persian imperial government.

Author : Oded Lipschitz,Manfred Oeming
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575061047

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Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period by Oded Lipschitz,Manfred Oeming Pdf

In July 2003, a conference was held at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), focusing on the people and land of Judah during the 5th and early 4th centuries B.C.E.-- the period when the Persian Empire held sway over the entire ancient Near East. This volume publishes the papers of the participants in the working group that attended the Heidelberg conference. Participants whose contributions appear here include: Y. Amit, B. Becking, J. Berquist, J. Blenkinsopp, M. Dandamayev, D. Edelman, T. Eskenazi, A. Fantalkin and O. Tal, L. Fried, L. Grabbe, S. Japhet, J. Kessler, E. A. Knauf, G. Knoppers, R. Kratz, A. Lemaire, O. Lipschits, H. Liss, M. Oeming, L. Pearce, F. Polak, B. Porten and A. Yardeni, E. Stern, D. Ussishkin, D. Vanderhooft, and J. Wright. The conference was the second of three meetings; the first, held at Tel Aviv in May 2001, was published as Judah and the Judeans in the Neo-Babylonian Period by Eisenbrauns in 2003. A third conference focusing on Judah and the Judeans in the Hellenistic era was held in the summer of 2005, at M nster, Germany, and will also be published by Eisenbrauns.

Author : Izaak J. de Hulster
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161555503

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Figurines in Achaemenid Period Yehud by Izaak J. de Hulster Pdf

Were there figurines in Yehud during the Achaemenid period, and in particular in Jerusalem? A positive answer to this question disproves the general consensus about the absence of figurines in Yehud, which is built on the assumption that the figurines excavated in Judah/Yehud are chronologically indicative for Iron Age II in this area (aside from a few typological exceptions). Ephraim Stern and others have taken this alleged absence of figurines as indicative of Jewish monotheism's rise. Izaak J. de Hulster refutes this `no figurines -> monotheism' paradigm by detailed study of the figurines from Yigal Shiloh's excavation in the 'City of David' (especially their contexts in Stratum 9), providing ample evidence for the presence of figurines in post-587/586 Jerusalem. The author further reflects on the paradigm's premises in archaeology, history, the history of religion, theology, and biblical studies, and particularly in coroplastics (figurine studies).

Author : Peter Altmann
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161548132

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Economics in Persian-Period Biblical Texts by Peter Altmann Pdf

Large-scale economic change such as the rise of coinage occurred during the Persian-dominated centuries (6th-4th centuries BCE) in the Eastern Mediterranean and ancient Near East. How do the biblical texts of the time respond to such developments? In this study, Peter Altmann lays out foundational economic conceptions from the ancient Near East and earlier biblical traditions in order to show how Persian-period biblical texts build on these traditions to address the challenges of their day. Economic issues are central for how Ezra and Nehemiah approach the topics of temple building and of Judean self-understanding, and economics are also important for other Persian-period texts. Following significant interaction with the material culture and extra-biblical texts, the author devotes special attention to the ascendancy of economics and its theological and identity implications as structuring metaphors for divine action and human community in the Persian period.

Author : Pamela Barmash,Mark W. Hamilton Hamilton
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884145554

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In the Shadow of Empire by Pamela Barmash,Mark W. Hamilton Hamilton Pdf

Empires Come and Go, Homelands Never Readers of the Hebrew Bible know the basic story line: during the early sixth century BCE the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar sacked Jerusalem, deported a portion of the population to Mesopotamia, and triggered a crisis of faith in the minds of prophets, priests, and liturgists that still echoes through the centuries. Though many Judahites chose to make their way home under Persian imperial control, the straightforward biblical story of exile and return masks many complex issues of evidence and fact. Unlike previous studies that focused narrowly on the Babylonian exile of the Judahite elites, this volume widens the geographical and temporal scope to include the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires. Improved access to and understanding of relevant texts, iconography, and material culture provide an opportunity for scholars to reappraise methods of imperial control and the responses of those in exile and under occupation. Contributors Pamela Barmash, Ryan P. Bonfiglio, Caralie Cooke, Lisbeth S. Fried, Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor, Mark W. Hamilton, Matt Waters, and Ian D. Wilson lay a firm foundation for future work on the long sixth century.

Author : Louis C. Jonker
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161545958

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Defining All-Israel in Chronicles by Louis C. Jonker Pdf

In this book, Louis C. Jonker considers more sophisticated and nuanced models for applying the heuristic lens of "identity" in the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible book of Chronicles. Not only does he investigate the potential and limitations of different sociological models for this purpose, but the author also provides a more nuanced analysis of the socio-historical context of origin of late Persian-period biblical literature by distinguishing between four levels of socio-historic existence in this period. It is shown that varying power relations were in operation on these different levels which contributed to a multi-levelled process of identity negotiation. Louis C. Jonker shows the value of the chosen methodological approach in his analysis of Chronicles, but also suggests that it holds potential for the investigation of other Hebrew Bible corpora.

Author : Oded Lipschits,Manfred Oeming
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575065618

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Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period by Oded Lipschits,Manfred Oeming Pdf

In July 2003, a conference was held at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), focusing on the people and land of Judah during the 5th and early 4th centuries B.C.E.— the period when the Persian Empire held sway over the entire ancient Near East. This volume publishes the papers of the participants in the working group that attended the Heidelberg conference. Participants whose contributions appear here include: Y. Amit, B. Becking, J. Berquist, J. Blenkinsopp, M. Dandamayev, D. Edelman, T. Eskenazi, A. Fantalkin and O. Tal, L. Fried, L. Grabbe, S. Japhet, J. Kessler, E. A. Knauf, G. Knoppers, R. Kratz, A. Lemaire, O. Lipschits, H. Liss, M. Oeming, L. Pearce, F. Polak, B. Porten and A. Yardeni, E. Stern, D. Ussishkin, D. Vanderhooft, and J. Wright. The conference was the second of three meetings; the first, held at Tel Aviv in May 2001, was published as Judah and the Judeans in the Neo-Babylonian Period by Eisenbrauns in 2003. A third conference focusing on Judah and the Judeans in the Hellenistic era was held in the summer of 2005, at Münster, Germany, and will also be published by Eisenbrauns.

Author : Israel Finkelstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1463234503

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Persian Period Jerusalem and Yehud by Israel Finkelstein Pdf

Author : Michael Floyd,Robert D. Haak
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567027805

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Prophets, Prophecy, and Prophetic Texts in Second Temple Judaism by Michael Floyd,Robert D. Haak Pdf

Essays examine the work of prophets in Second Temple Judaism.

Author : Lester L. Grabbe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567672681

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The Hebrew Bible and History: Critical Readings by Lester L. Grabbe Pdf

These critical readings explore the history of ancient Israel, from the Late Bronze Age to the Persian period, as it relates to the Bible. Selected by one of the world's leading scholars of biblical history, the texts are drawn from a range of highly respected international scholars, and from a variety of historical and religious perspectives, presenting the key voices of the debate in one convenient volume. Divided into five sections - each featuring an introduction by Lester Grabbe - the volume first covers general methodological principles, before following the chronology of Israel's earliest history; including two sections on specific cases studies (the reforms of Josiah and the wall of Nehemiah). A final chapter summarizes many of the historical principles that emerge in the course of studying Israelite history, and an annotated bibliography points researchers towards further readings and engagements with these key themes.