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Beschreibung

Jason Silverman presents a timely and necessary study, advancing the understanding of Achaemenid ideology and Persian Period Judaism. While the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) dwarfed all previous empires of the Ancient Near East in both size and longevity, the royal system that forged and preserved this civilisation remains only rudimentarily understood, as is the imperial and religious legacy bequeathed to future generations. In response to this deficit, Silverman provides a critically sophisticated and interdisciplinary model for comparative studies.

While the Achaemenids rebuilt the Jerusalem temple, Judaean literature of the period reflects tensions over its Persian re-establishment, demonstrating colliding religious perspectives. Although both First Zechariah (1-8) and Second Isaiah (40-55) are controversial, the greater imperial context is rarely dealt with in depth; both books deal directly with the temple's legitimacy, and this ties them intimately to kings' engagements with cults. Silverman explores how the Achaemenid kings portrayed their rule to subject minorities, the ways in which minority elites reshaped this ideology, and how long this impact lasted, as revealed through the Judaean reactions to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple.

Jason Silverman presents a timely and necessary study, advancing the understanding of Achaemenid ideology and Persian Period Judaism. While the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BCE) dwarfed all previous empires of the Ancient Near East in both size and longevity, the royal system that forged and preserved this civilisation remains only rudimentarily understood, as is the imperial and religious legacy bequeathed to future generations. In response to this deficit, Silverman provides a critically sophisticated and interdisciplinary model for comparative studies.

While the Achaemenids rebuilt the Jerusalem temple, Judaean literature of the period reflects tensions over its Persian re-establishment, demonstrating colliding religious perspectives. Although both First Zechariah (1-8) and Second Isaiah (40-55) are controversial, the greater imperial context is rarely dealt with in depth; both books deal directly with the temple's legitimacy, and this ties them intimately to kings' engagements with cults. Silverman explores how the Achaemenid kings portrayed their rule to subject minorities, the ways in which minority elites reshaped this ideology, and how long this impact lasted, as revealed through the Judaean reactions to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple.

Über den Autor
Jason M. Silverman
Zusammenfassung
Offers a critically sophisticated method for comparative studies, providing a model for the formation of written texts under interaction and influence
Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1. Into the Woods: Judaean Engagements with the Early Persian Empire
Part I.
2. Second Isaiah
3. Old Persian Creation Theology
Part II.
4. First Zechariah, the Temple, and the Great King
5. The Phenomenology of Dreams and Visions
Part III
6. The Great King, Local Elites, Priests, Temples, and Priests in the early Empire
7. The Great King and Local Elites in Early Persian Discourse
8. Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Appendix: Table of Dates
Bibliography

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Produktart: Bibelausgaben & Gesangbücher
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780567701534
ISBN-10: 0567701530
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Silverman, Jason M.
Redaktion: Vayntrub, Jacqueline
Quick, Laura
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Jason M. Silverman
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.07.2021
Gewicht: 0,572 kg
Artikel-ID: 121929721