Theocratic Yehud? : Issues of Government in a Persian Province.

Among the variety of social-political reconstructions of Persian-period Yehud, one consensus stands out - one which states that the Jerusalem priesthood enjoyed a prominent level of authority, symbolized in the Jerusalem temple. Unfortunately, this leads easily into conclusions of a theocracy in Yeh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cataldo, Jeremiah W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2009.
Colección:Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies.
Temas:
To 210
Jews > Politics and government > To 70 A.D.
Judaism and state > Yehud (Persian province)
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Juifs > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 70.
Judaïsme et État > Yehūd (Province perse)
Judaïsme > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique)
Jews > Politics and government
Judaism and state
Judaism > Post-exilic period (Judaism)
Yehud (Persian province) > History.
Asia > Yehud (Persian province)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Among the variety of social-political reconstructions of Persian-period Yehud, one consensus stands out - one which states that the Jerusalem priesthood enjoyed a prominent level of authority, symbolized in the Jerusalem temple. Unfortunately, this leads easily into conclusions of a theocracy in Yehud. The problem, in part, is due to the immediate association of priests assumed to be authoritative with that of a theocratic governing structure. To address this problem, at least three aspects of Yehud's governing structure(s) require further attention: (1) the social implications of a particular.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (229 pages)
ISBN:9780567542236
0567542238

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