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Exile and Return, The Babylonian Context

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...

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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
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Summary: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 and vice versa, the way in which various biblical books reflect Babylonian culture, and the return migration to Jerusalem.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (377 p.)
ISBN:9783110419283
9783110578096; 9783110419528
Access:Open Access

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