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Leiden: Brill, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Octavo. xiii, 369, (1)pp. Indices and 34 page bibliography. Blue cloth, gilt, publisher's device on front cover. An ex-library copy with minimal rubber stamping on title & at bottom of text block, and a library pocket on rear pastedown. 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. (Publisher) Contents:…
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Temple Restoration in Early Achaemenid Judah Hardcover - 2000
by Peter Bedford
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- Title Temple Restoration in Early Achaemenid Judah
- Author Peter Bedford
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brill
- Date July 2000
- Features Dust Cover
- ISBN 9789004115095 / 9004115099
- Weight 1.82 lbs (0.83 kg)
- Dimensions 9.72 x 6.68 x 1.19 in (24.69 x 16.97 x 3.02 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00050734
- Dewey Decimal Code 956.944
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