LEADER 03352oam 22005174a 450 001 9910155143103321 005 20230808200824.0 010 $a9781575064093 010 $a157506409X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781575064093 035 $a(CKB)3710000000973086 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4772154 035 $a(DLC) 2015048938 035 $a(OCoLC)932110031 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80860 035 $a(DE-B1597)583665 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781575064093 035 $a(Perlego)2058552 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000973086 100 $a20151210d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aReconstructing Jerusalem $ePersian-period prophetic perspectives /$fKenneth A. Ristau 210 1$aWinona Lake, Indiana :$cEisenbrauns,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ[2016] 215 $a1 online resource (257 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 08$a9781575064086 311 08$a1575064081 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. No houses had been built: the archaeology of Persian-period Jerusalem -- 3. Recreating Jerusalem: the Isaianic perspective(s) -- 4. Revitalizing Jerusalem: the perspective of Haggai -- 5. Reconsecrating Jerusalem: the perspective of Zechariah 1-8 -- 6. Reforming Jerusalem: synchronic and diachronic perspectives from Zechariah 9-14 and Malachi -- 7. Conclusion: from cult to culture. 330 $a"Jerusalem--one of the most contested sites in the world. Reconstructing Jerusalem takes readers back to a pivotal moment in its history when it lay ruined and abandoned and the glory of its ancient kings, David and Solomon, had faded. Why did this city not share the same fate as so many other conquered cities, destroyed and forever abandoned, never to be rebuilt? Why did Jerusalem, disgraced and humiliated, not suffer the fate of Babylon, Nineveh, or Persepolis? Reconstructing Jerusalem explores the interrelationship of the physical and intellectual processes leading to Jerusalem's restoration after its destruction in 587 B.C.E., stressing its symbolic importance and the power of the prophetic perspective in the preservation of the Judean nation and the critical transition from Yahwism to Judaism. Through texts and artifacts, including a unique, comprehensive investigation of the archaeological evidence, a startling story emerges: the visions of a small group of prophets not only inspired the rebuilding of a desolate city but also of a dispersed people. Archaeological, historical, and literary analysis converge to reveal the powerful elements of the story, a story of dispersion and destruction but also of re-creation and revitalization, a story about how compelling visions can change the fate of a people and the course of human history, a story of a community reborn to a barren city"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General$2bisacsh 607 $aJerusalem$xHistory 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / General. 676 $a933/.44203 700 $aRistau$b Kenneth A. 701 $aRistau$b Kenneth A$01049514 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155143103321 996 $aReconstructing Jerusalem$92567874 997 $aUNINA