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200 12$aA theocratic Yehud?$b[electronic resource] $eissues of government in a Persian period /$fJeremiah W. Cataldo
210   $aNew York ;$aLondon $cT&T Clark International$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (229 p.)
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [194]-211) and indexes.
327   $aEvidence 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?
330   $aAmong 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 particular
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606   $aJews$xPolitics and government$yTo 70 A.D
606   $aJudaism and state$zYehud (Persian province)
606   $aJudaism$xHistory$yPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
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