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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461533503321

Autore

Grabbe Lester L

Titolo

History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 1 [[electronic resource] ] : The Persian Period (539-331BCE)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2006

ISBN

1-283-19519-4

9786613195197

0-567-21617-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Collana

The Library of New Testament Studies

Disciplina

933

Soggetti

Jews -- History

Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D

Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Map: The Province of Yehud (Borders Reconstructed); Part I: INTRODUCTION; Part II: SOURCES; Part III: SOCIETY AND INSTITUTIONS; Part IV: HISTORICAL SYNTHESIS; Part V: CONCLUSIONS; Appendix: THE QUESTION OF PERSIAN INFLUENCE ON JEWISH RELIGION AND THOUGHT; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

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 rel