Times of transition: Judea in the early Hellenistic period
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. The Chronological Frame, Politics and Identity -- 1. The Ptolemaic Period: A Dark Age in Jewish History? -- 2. Numismatic Evidence and the Chronology of the Fifth Syrian War -- 3. The Representation of the Vict...
| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. The Chronological Frame, Politics and Identity -- 1. The Ptolemaic Period: A Dark Age in Jewish History? -- 2. Numismatic Evidence and the Chronology of the Fifth Syrian War -- 3. The Representation of the Victorious King -- 4. Aramaic, Paleo-Hebrew and “Jewish” Scripts in the Ptolemaic Period -- II. The History of Rural Settlement in Judea -- 5. Judah in the Early Hellenistic Period: An Archaeological Perspective -- 6. Khirbet Qeiyafa in the Late Persian and Early Hellenistic Periods -- 7. Coin Circulation in Judea during the Persian–Hellenistic Transition -- 8. Political Trends as Reflected in the Material Culture -- III. The Workings of Empires in Local and Comparative Perspectives -- 9. The Harbor of Akko-Ptolemaïs: Dates and Functions -- 10. The Achaemenid–Ptolemaic Transition -- 11. Sanctuaries, Priest-Dynasts and the Seleukid Empire -- 12. Gods in the Gray Zone -- 13. Sacred and Secular Activities in the Egyptian Temple Precincts (temenē) in the 3rd Century BCE -- 14. Searching for the Social Location of Literate Judean Elites in Early Hellenistic Times -- IV. The Pentateuch: Early Greek Translations and Receptions -- 15. The Idealization of Ptolemaic Kingship in the Legend of the Origins of the Septuagint -- 16. The Production of Greek Books in Alexandrian Judaism -- 17. The Septuagint: Translating and Adapting the Torah to the 3rd Century BCE -- 18. Greek Historians on Jews and Judaism in the 3rd Century BCE -- V. Biblical Texts in the 3rd Century BCE -- 19. How to Identify a Ptolemaic Period Text in the Hebrew Bible -- 20. No Prophetic Texts from the Hellenistic Period? -- 21. The Social Setting and Purpose of Early Judean Apocalyptic Literature -- 22. “To be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated” (Esther 7:4) -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Geographical Names -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors This multidisciplinary study takes a fresh look at Judean history and biblical literature in the late fourth and third centuries BCE. In a major reappraisal of this era, the contributions to this volume depict it as one in which critical changes took place.Until recently, the period from Alexander’s conquest in 332 BCE to the early years of Seleucid domination following Antiochus III’s conquest in 198 BCE was reputed to be poorly documented in material evidence and textual production, buttressing the view that the era from late Persian to Hasmonean times was one of seamless continuity. Biblical scholars believed that no literary activity belonged to the Hellenistic age, and archaeologists were unable to refine their understanding because of a lack of secure chronological markers. However, recent studies are revealing this period as one of major social changes and intense literary activity. Historians have shed new light on the nature of the Hellenistic empires and the relationship between the central power and local entities in ancient imperial settings, and the redating of several biblical texts to the third century BCE challenges the traditional periodization of Judean history.Bringing together Hellenistic history, the archaeology of Judea, and biblical studies, this volume appraises the early Hellenistic period anew as a time of great transition and change and situates Judea within its broader regional and transregional imperial contexts |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 1646021452 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781646021451 |