Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire by Gad Barnea

Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire by Gad Barnea

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Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire by Gad Barnea

The Achaemenid period (550-330 BCE) is rightly seen as one of the most formative periods in Judaism. It is the period in which large portions of the Bible were edited and redacted and others were authored-yet no dedicated interdisciplinary study has been undertaken to present a consistent picture of this decisive time period.This book is dedicated to the study of the touchpoints between Yahwistic communities throughout the Achaemenid empire and the Iranian attributes of the empire that ruled over them for about two centuries. Its approach is fundamentally interdisciplinary. It brings together scholars of Achaemenid history, literature and religion, Iranian linguistics, historians of the Ancient Near East, archeologists, biblical scholars and Semiticists. The goal is to better understand the interchange of ideas, expressions and concepts as well as the experience of historical events between Yahwists and the empire that ruled over them for over two centuries. The book will open up a holisitic perspective on this important era to scholars of a wide variety of fields in the study of Judaism in the Ancient Near East.

Gad Barnea, University of Haifa, Israel; Reinhard G. Kratz, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.

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ISBN 13 9783111016092
ISBN 10 3111016099
Title Yahwism under the Achaemenid Empire
Author Gad Barnea
Series Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher De Gruyter
Year published 2024-11-04
Number of pages 604
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