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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alstola, Tero (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Culture and history of the ancient Near East, volume 109
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789004365421
9004365427
ISSN:1566-2055 ;