Exile and Return, The Babylonian Context

• Other Authors: Stökl, Jonathan (Editor), Waerzeggers, Caroline (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; Judaism; Ancient religions & mythologies; Babylonian Exile; Second Temple Judaism; return migration; cultural contact
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This collection of essays explores new ways of understanding the Babylonian Exile and the return to Yehud &#8211 a formative period in ancient Judaism. Drawing among others on new materials from cuneiform texts, the contributions study how Judean and other exiles interacted with the host society...