A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1): The Persian Period (539-331BCE)

A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1): The Persian Period (539-331BCE)
ISBN-10
0567216179
ISBN-13
9780567216175
Category
Religion
Pages
494
Language
English
Published
2006-07-27
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Lester L. Grabbe

Description

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.

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