Greece and Yehud in the Achaemenid Period: The Background of Cultural Transfer

The paper aims to analyze the circumstances of cultural transfer between the Southern Levant and Greece in the Achaemenid period in order to assess the plausibility of Greek influences on the Hebrew Bible. First, the article addresses the theoretical question of possible “contact zones” between Gree...

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Auteurs: Poloczek, Sławomir 1987- (Auteur) ; Ziemba, Kacper (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2023
Dans: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Année: 2023, Volume: 37, Numéro: 2, Pages: 262-289
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Achämeniden / yehûd / Transmission culturelle / Bibel. Altes Testament / Grèce antique (Antiquité) / Levante
Classifications IxTheo:HB Ancien Testament
HD Judaïsme ancien
HH Archéologie
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Résumé:The paper aims to analyze the circumstances of cultural transfer between the Southern Levant and Greece in the Achaemenid period in order to assess the plausibility of Greek influences on the Hebrew Bible. First, the article addresses the theoretical question of possible “contact zones” between Greek and Levantine cultures. Second, it presents evidence of Greek presence in the Ancient Near East in that epoch. Third, it tries to estimate the possible extent of Greek influence in the Southern Levant. The next question to discuss is the presence of Levantines in Mainland Greece and the meaning of this phenomenon for understanding the situation in Yehud. Finally, the paper deals with the question of the mobility of the inhabitants of Yehud. In conclusion, the authors wonder whether the collected data allow for the creation of a coherent model of intercultural exchange between Greece and Yehud, as postulated by some scholars.
ISSN:1502-7244
Contient:Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2023.2267886