Judeans in Babylonia : a study of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE /
"In Judeans in Babylonia, Tero Alstola presents a comprehensive investigation of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. By using cuneiform documents as his sources, he offers the first book-length social historical study of the Babylonian Exile, commonly regarded as a pivotal period in...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2020]
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Colección: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East,
volume 109 |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "In Judeans in Babylonia, Tero Alstola presents a comprehensive investigation of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. By using cuneiform documents as his sources, he offers the first book-length social historical study of the Babylonian Exile, commonly regarded as a pivotal period in the development of Judaism. The results are considered in the light of the wider Babylonian society and contrasted against a comparison group of Neirabian deportees. Studying texts from the cities and countryside and tracking developments over time, Alstola shows that there was notable diversity in the Judeans' socio-economic status and integration into Babylonian society"-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource. |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9789004365421 9004365427 |
ISSN: | 1566-2055 ; |