Éditeur : Sheffield Academic Press | Date & Lieu : 1999 , Sheffield |
Préface : | Pages : 393 |
Traduction : | ISBN : 1-84127-012-1 |
Langue : Kurde | Format : 137x220 mm |
Thème : Histoire |
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The Emergence of Yehud in The Persian Period: A Social and Demographic Study The biblical scholar wishing to reconstruct any aspect of life in Israel during the exilic and postexilic periods will find that he or she suffers from a decided lack of reliable sources. The biblical texts are ideological in nature and the archaeological record is sparse and inconclusive. Frequently, the type of data the biblical writers were interested in was different from that of modern scholars. They sought to validate their positions of power, to comfort or cajole a populace unsure of its place in the Persian empire or its deity's involvement in their affairs, to impose a particular religious perspective on the inhabitants of the province, or to challenge the status quo. But they had little—if any—interest in preserving a detailed portrait of either socio-political or socio-economic setting of their territory for posterity. Under these circumstances, to use Jacobsen's categories, one can at best hope to make 'reasonable presentation of the evidence of the social, political and economic setting of the province of Yehud. |
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The Emergence of Yehud in The Persian Period |