A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, vol. 1 (Library of Second Temple Studies)

by Lester L. Grabbe

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2004

Overview

In this volume, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Judah (Aramaic Yehud) during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them “speak” to us through the fog of centuries? Grabbe argues that there is a danger of seeing everything from a Judaeo-centric point of view, or using the biblical texts and out-of-date secondary material to provide the main perspective in understanding history, whereas any scholar writing about this period should be familiar with the classical historians and the Near Eastern sources as well. This study brings together and analyzes the original sources, sifts and evaluates the secondary sources, develops a substantial historical synthesis, and points to areas where further research is needed.

Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah offers the most up to date and comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures; the society and economy; the religion, temple and cult; the developments in thought and literature; and the major political events.

Contents

Top Highlights

“2. All our historical knowledge is contingent and provisional” (Page 14)

“4. The ultimate goal is a total history, which takes into account all aspects of the past.” (Page 15)

“1. Historical knowledge is possible, but our access to the past is only indirect” (Page 14)

“A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period” (Page iii)

“Leopold von Ranke. In his view the goal was to write history ‘as it really [or ‘essentially’] happened” (Page 4)

Product Details

• Title: A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Vol 1: Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah
• Author: Lester L. Grabbe
• Volume: 47
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2008
• Era: era:Contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jews › History--586 B.C.-70 A.D; Judaism › History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
• ISBNs: 9780567043528, 0567043525
• Resource ID: LLS:HISJEWJUD2TEM
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:57:55Z

About Lester L. Grabbe

Lester Grabbe (Ph.D. Claremont) is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK. He is the author of Wisdom of Solomon in this series, Good Kings and Bad Kings and A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Vol. 1 (included in the Second Temple Period Collection) and Can a “History of Israel” be Written? (included in the Studies in Old Testament Themes).