The end of history and the last king : Achaemenid ideology and community identity in Ezra-Nehemiah /
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Published: |
T & T Clark,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: |
2022. ©2021 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ;
713 T & T Clark library of biblical studies |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 272 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-253) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9780567698001 0567698009 9780567698018 0567698017 |
Index Number: | BS1355 |
CLC: | B971.1 |
Call Number: | B971.1/J354 |
Contents: | Introduction : community identity, Achaemenid ideology, and the composition of Ezra-Nehemiah -- Community identity in Ezra-Nehemiah -- The beneficent king in Achaemenid ideology and in Ezra-Nehemiah -- The king, God, and torture -- Empire and ideology in Persian-period Judah -- Conclusion : the struggle over community identity in the Persian period. |