Temple restoration in early Achaemenid Judah

Author(s)

• Bedford, Peter Ross

Bibliographic Information

Temple restoration in early Achaemenid Judah

by Peter Ross Bedford

（Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 65）

Brill, c2001

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In the early Achaemenid Persian period, the Jews returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of Yahweh. This volume investigates issues surrounding the rebuilding of this temple, focusing on the timing and purpose of the project, and the social and political circumstances in which it was undertaken. The study reflects on certain passages from the Old Testament, such as Ezra 1-6, Haggai, and Zechariah 1-8; early Achaemenid Persian administrative practices; and Judean hopes for restoration in order to question the contention that the Jerusalem temple was established as an economic and administrative centre around which competing groups struggled for socio-economic and political power.

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Details

• NCID: BA50776815
• ISBN:
  • 9004115099
• LCCN: 00050734
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 369 p.
• Size: 25 cm.
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS109.3
  • DC21 : 956.94/42
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) -- History
  • LCSH : Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D
  • LCSH : Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C
  • LCSH : Bible. O.T. Ezra I-VI -- History of Biblical events
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA30301316