Judah Between East and West

The Transition from Persian to Greek Rule (ca. 400-200 BCE)

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

AvLester L. Grabbe,Lester L. Grabbe,Oded Lipschits

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This is a collection of essays examining the period of transition between Persian and Greek rule of Judah, ca. 400-200 BCE. Subjects covered include the archaeology of Maresha/Marisa, Jewish identity, Hellenization/Hellenism, Ptolemaic administration in Judah, biblical and Jewish literature of the early Greek period, the size and status of Jerusalem, the Samaritans in the transition period, and Greek foundations in Palestine.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-12-20
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLibrary of Second Temple Studies
Antal sidor336
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780567526267

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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?Oded Lipschits is Associate Professor of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. Publications include The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem: The History of Judah under Babylonian Rule (2005) and (with D. Vanderhooft) Yehud Stamp Impressions: A Corpus of Inscribed Stamp Impressions from the Persian and Hellenistic Periods in Judah (forthcoming).

List of ContributorsAbbreviationsPrefaceProgramme of the Conference1. Introduction - Lester L. Grabbe2. Judaic National Identity - James K. Aitken3. Geographical Lists in Ezra and Nehemiah in the Light of Archaeology: Persian or Hellenistic? - Israel Finkelstein4. Hyparchs - Oikonomoi, and Mafiosi: The Governance of Judah in the Ptolemaic Period - Lester L. Grabbe5. King and Temple in 2 Maccabees: The Case for Continuity - Sylvie Honigman6. Further Thoughts on Josephus' Report of Alexander's Campaign to Palestine (AJ XI 304-347) - Aryeh Kasher7. The Introduction of the Greek Language and Culture in the Third Century BCE, according to the Archaeological Evidence in Idumaea - Amos Kloner8. Jerusalem between Two Periods of Greatness: The Size and Status of the City in the Babylonian, Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods - Oded Lipschits9. The Samaritans' Transition from the Persian to the Greek Period - Menachem Mor10. The Alphabet that Never Was: A Possible Egyptian Influence on the Near East - John Ray11. Empires and Farmers - Eveline Van Der Steen12. Early Enochic Tradition and the Restoration of Humanity: The Function and Significance of 1 Enoch 10 - Loren Stuckenbruck13. 'Hellenistic Foundations' in Palestine - Oren Tal14. Will the Greek Texts Stand Up, Please - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer