Exile and return :

Exile and return : the Babylonian context / edited by Jonathan Stökl and Caroline Waerzeggers. - 1 online resource (378 pages) - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, volume 478 0934-2575 ; . - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 478. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This collection of essays explores new ways of understanding the Babylonian Exile and the return to Yehud - 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"--

9783110419283 (e-book)


Jews--History--Babylonian captivity, 598-515 B.C.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.


Electronic books.

DS121.65 / .E955 2015eb

935/.04