Judaism in Persia's shadow : a social and historical approach / Jon L. Berquist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berquist, Jon L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.

Achaemenid dynasty.

Physical Description:

vi, 282 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 1995.

Summary:

"This lively account of the influence of Persian history on the Hebrew Scriptures, and the people whose faith they express, places the emphasis exactly where it belongs. . . . this {is a} clear introduction . . . to the period, the time when a surprising amount of the Bible was written, but also to the issues of method that any serious study of the Bible must address".--Robert B. Coote, San Francisco Theological Seminary

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0800628454

OCLC:

32970265