Judaism in Persia's Shadow

Judaism in Persia's Shadow
Author: Jon L. Berquist
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Judaism
ISBN: 9781592443086

"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

Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel

Reconstructing the Society of Ancient Israel
Author: Paula M. McNutt
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664222659

In this volume Paula McNutt provides a synthesis of recent research on the nature and development of the society of ancient Israel. Focusing on Israelite history from the tribal period through the time of Persian domination, McNutt employs a social-scientific perspective to examine recent reconstructions of the social and cultural contexts that nurtured the literature of the Hebrew Bible. She also offers a helpful overview of the components and dynamics of ancient Israelite society. By investigating the intricate social processes that sustained the society of ancient Israel, McNutt enables the reader to discern the forces at work during key periods of transition and transformation in early Israelite history.

Light and Shadows

Light and Shadows
Author: David Yeroushalmi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780984755028

Light and Shadows highlights the 2,700-year history of Jews in Iran. It reveals centuries of oppression, fascinating cultural borrowings, and great artistic achievements. The story is told through rare archaeological artifacts, illuminated manuscripts, beautiful ritual objects and amulets, ceremonial garments, musical instruments, photographs, and more. It examines as well the large-scale exodus of the Jewish community following the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Today, at least 25,000 practicing Jews remain in Iran, unwilling to give up their ancestral home and the distinctive way of life they have led there. Light and Shadows is a co-publication between the Fowler Museum at UCLA and Beit Hatfutsot--The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

The "Other" in Second Temple Judaism

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Author: Daniel C. Harlow
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 543
Release: 2011-02-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0802866255

Based on a conference held Apr. 4-5, 2008 at Amherst College.

A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1)

A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period (vol. 1)
Author: Lester L. Grabbe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2006-07-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567216179

In the first of four volumes on A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Yehud - the Aramaic name for Judah - during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them 'speak' to us through the fog of centuries? This first volume, Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah offers the most up to date and comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the major political events of Judah at the time.

Poor Banished Children of Eve

Poor Banished Children of Eve
Author: Gale A. Yee
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2003
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451408225

Analyzes four biblical passages (Genesis 2-3, Hosea 1-3, Ezekiel 23, and Proverbs 7) in which a woman is the source or symbol of sin.

Judeo-Persian Writings

Judeo-Persian Writings
Author: Nahid Pirnazar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2020-12-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1000077004

Introducing Judeo-Persian writings, this original collection gives parallel samples in Judeo-Persian and Perso-Arabic script and translations in English. Judeo-Persian writings not only reflect the twenty-seven centuries of Jewish life in Iran, but they are also a testament to their intellectual, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions. Such writings, found in the forms of verse or prose, are flavored with Judaic, Iranian and Islamic elements. The significant value of Judeo-Persian writing is found in the areas of linguistics, history and sociocultural and literary issues. The rhetorical forms and literary genres of epic, didactic, lyric and satirical poetry can be a valuable addition to the rich Iranian literary tradition and poetical arts. Also, as a Judaic literary contribution, the work is a representation of the literary activity of Middle Eastern Jews not so well recognized in Judaic global literature. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the rich literary tradition of works written in Judeo-Persian and also serves as a guide to transliterate many other significant Judeo-Persian works that have not yet been transliterated into Perso-Arabic script. The collection will be of value to students and researchers interested in history, sociology and Iranian and Jewish studies.

Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries

Studies on Jews and Christians in the First and Second Centuries
Author: Peter J. Tomson
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages: 847
Release: 2019-02-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3161546199

The present volume gathers up studies by Peter J. Tomson, written over thirty-odd years, that deal with ancient Jewish law and identity, the teachings of Jesus, the letters of Paul, and the historiiography of early Jews and Christians. Notable subject areas are Jewish purity laws, divorce law, and the use of the name 'Jews'. The author also examines Jesus' teachings as understood in their primary and secondary contexts, the various situations Paul's highly differentiated rhetoric may have addressed, and the causes contributing to the growing tension between Jews and Christians and the so-called parting of the ways.

The Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period

The Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period
Author: Charles E. Carter
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 394
Release: 1999-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567250881

A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small Yehud for some of the prominent theories concerning the province in the Persian-period.

The Levitical Authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah

The Levitical Authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah
Author: Kyung-Jin Min
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2004-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567632725

The study of Ezra-Nehemiah has been revolutionized in recent years by a growing rejection of the long-established belief that it was composed as part of the Chronicler's work. That shift in scholarly paradigms has re-opened many questions of origin and purpose, and this thesis attempts to establish an answer to the most important of these: the question of authorship. Here, Kyungjin Min argues that Ezra-Nehemiah most likely originated in a Levitical group that received Persian backing during the late-fifth century BCE and that valued the ideologies of decentralization of power, unity and cooperation among social groups, and dissatisfaction with the religious status quo.