Persian royal-Judaean elite engagements in the early Teispid and Achaemenid empire : the king's acolytes

The Resource Persian royal-Judaean elite engagements in the early Teispid and Achaemenid empire : the king's acolytes
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Persian royal-Judaean elite engagements in the early Teispid and Achaemenid empire : the king's acolytes
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the king's acolytes
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Jason M. Silverman
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eng
Summary
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.
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--From publisher's description
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DLC
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224/.106
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DS281
LC item number
.S55 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
  • Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies
  • T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Series volume
volume 690

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