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

by Lester L. Grabbe, Lester L. Grabbe (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567043528
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/27/2006
Series:	The Library of Second Temple Studies , #47
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	494
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.99(d)

About the Author

Lester L. Grabbe is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology. A recent book is Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know it?

Table of Contents

Preface Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Part 2: Sources 2. Archaeology: Material Remains and Artifacts 3. Archaeology: Written Material 4. Ezra-Nehemiah (Including 1Esdras) 5. Other Biblical Books 6. Persian, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Sources 7. Greek and Latin Writers Part 3: Society and Institutions 8. Administration and Economy 9. Society and Daily Living 10. Religion: Temple, Cult and Practice 11. Religion: Law, Scripture and Belief Part 4: Historical Synthesis 12. Early Persian Yehud 13. Yehud in the Fifth Century 14. Yehud in the Fourth Century 15. A Holistic Perspective Appendices 1. The Question of Persian Influence on Jewish Thought and Religion 2. 'Diaspora' Jewish Communities Indexes Names and Subjects Citations Modern Scholars