02970nam 2200673 a 450 991046183570332120200520144314.01-283-20048-197866132004880-567-54223-8(CKB)2670000000106598(EBL)742607(OCoLC)745866095(SSID)ssj0000526095(PQKBManifestationID)12189285(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526095(PQKBWorkID)10520483(PQKB)10271744(MiAaPQ)EBC742607(Au-PeEL)EBL742607(CaPaEBR)ebr10490280(CaONFJC)MIL320048(EXLCZ)99267000000010659820080617d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA theocratic Yehud?[electronic resource] issues of government in a Persian period /Jeremiah W. CataldoNew York ;London T&T Clark Internationalc20091 online resource (229 p.)T & T Clark library of biblical studiesThe library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;498Description based upon print version of record.0-567-69204-3 0-567-59934-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-211) and indexes.Evidence and interpretation -- The face of the Persian Empire and its administration -- Yahwism and the question of government in Yehud -- Concepts of theocracy -- Was Yehud a theocracy?Among the variety of social-political reconstructions of Persian-period Yehud, one consensus stands out - one which states that the Jerusalem priesthood enjoyed a prominent level of authority, symbolized in the Jerusalem temple. Unfortunately, this leads easily into conclusions of a theocracy in Yehud. The problem, in part, is due to the immediate association of priests assumed to be authoritative with that of a theocratic governing structure. To address this problem, at least three aspects of Yehud's governing structure(s) require further attention: (1) the social implications of a particularLibrary of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;498.T & T Clark library of biblical studies.JewsPolitics and governmentTo 70 A.DJudaism and stateYehud (Persian province)JudaismHistoryPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.DYehud (Persian province)HistoryElectronic books.JewsPolitics and governmentJudaism and stateJudaismHistory933/.03Cataldo Jeremiah W938500MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461835703321A theocratic Yehud2114515UNINA