Lester L. Grabbe

Judah Between East and West

The Transition from Persian to Greek Rule (CA. 400-200 Bce)
Herausgeber: Grabbe, Lester L.; Lipschits, Oded

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9780567526267
• ISBN-10: 0567526267
• Artikelnr.: 37604032

Autorenporträt

Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus 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?

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface
Programme of the Conference
1. Introduction - Lester L. Grabbe
2. Judaic National Identity - James K. Aitken
3. Geographical Lists in Ezra and Nehemiah in the Light of Archaeology:
Persian or Hellenistic? - Israel Finkelstein
4. Hyparchs - Oikonomoi, and Mafiosi: The Governance of Judah in the
Ptolemaic Period - Lester L. Grabbe
5. King and Temple in 2 Maccabees: The Case for Continuity - Sylvie
Honigman
6. Further Thoughts on Josephus' Report of Alexander's Campaign to
Palestine (AJ XI 304-347) - Aryeh Kasher
7. The Introduction of the Greek Language and Culture in the Third Century
BCE, according to the Archaeological Evidence in Idumaea - Amos Kloner
8. Jerusalem between Two Periods of Greatness: The Size and Status of the
City in the Babylonian, Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods - Oded
Lipschits
9. The Samaritans' Transition from the Persian to the Greek Period -
Menachem Mor
10. The Alphabet that Never Was: A Possible Egyptian Influence on the Near
East - John Ray
11. Empires and Farmers - Eveline Van Der Steen
12. Early Enochic Tradition and the Restoration of Humanity: The Function
and Significance of 1 Enoch 10 - Loren Stuckenbruck
13. 'Hellenistic Foundations' in Palestine - Oren Tal
14. Will the Greek Texts Stand Up, Please - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer