Judah between East and West: The Transition from Persian to Greek Rule (ca. 400–200 BCE) (Library of Second Temple Studies)
Overview
This is a collection of essays by leading scholars examining the period of transition between Persian and Greek rule of Judah, ca. 400–200 BCE. Authors explore the archaeology of Maresha/Marisa, Jewish identity, Hellenization/Hellenism, Ptolemaic administration in Judah, biblical and Jewish literature of the early Greek period, the size and status of Jerusalem, the Samaritans in the transition period, and Greek foundations in Palestine. Judah between East and West offers cutting-edge work for a readership of scholars, teachers, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates in the field of second temple studies. All the many and diverse aspects of second temple study are represented and promoted, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-scientific and literary theory, and developing theological, cultural, and contextual approaches.
Key Features
- Discusses the transition between Persian and Greek rule of Judah
- Clear and balanced window into the worlds inhabited by biblical characters
- Leading scholarship from a diverse field of disciplines
Contents
- Introduction by Lester L. Grabbe
- “Judaic National Identity” by James K. Aitken
- “Geographical Lists in Ezra and Nehemiah in the Light of Archaeology: Persian or Hellenistic?” by Israel Finkelstein
- “Hyparchs, Oikonomoi and Mafiosi: The Governance of Judah in the Ptolemaic Period” by Lester L. Grabbe
- “King and Temple in 2 Maccabees: The Case for Continuity” by Sylvie Honigman
- “Further Revised Thoughts on Josephus’ Report of Alexander’s Campaign to Palestine (Ant. 11.304–347)” by Aryeh Kasher
- “The Introduction of the Greek Language and Culture in the Third Century BCE, according to the Archaeological Evidence in Idumaea” by Amos Kloner
- “Jerusalem between Two Periods of Greatness: The Size and Status of the City in the Babylonian, Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods” by Oded Lipschits
- “The Samaritans in Transition from the Persian to the Greek Period” by Menachem Mor
- “The Alphabet that Never Was: A Possible Egyptian Influence on the Near East” by John Ray
- “Empires and Farmers” by Eveline van der Steen
- “Early Enochic Tradition and the Restoration of Humanity: The Function and Significance of 1 Enoch 10” by Loren T. Stuckenbruck
- “‘Hellenistic Foundations’ in Palestine” by Oren Tal
- “Will the Prophetic Texts from the Hellenistic Period Stand Up, Please!” by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer
Product Details
- Title: Judah between East and West: The Transition from Persian to Greek Rule (ca. 400–200 BCE)
- Editors: Lester L. Grabbe and Oded Lipschits
- Series: The Library of Second Temple Studies
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 2013
- Pages: 336
- Resource Type: Collected Essays
- Topic: Bible Backgrounds
About the Editors
Lester L. Grabbe is professor of Hebrew Bible and early Judaism at the University of Hull. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology.
Oded Lipschits is associate professor of Jewish history at Tel Aviv University.