Lord Only Knows: Judean Imagination and Cyrus's Relationship with Yhwh

The book of Isaiah refers to Cyrus the Great as Yhwh's "shepherd". The book presents him as a divinely "anointed" king, chosen to subdue nations and to elevate the Judean deity. How would Judeans of the Persian period (and later) imagine this king and his special relationshi...

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Main Author: Wilson, Ian Douglas 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2025, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 278-290
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HB Old Testament
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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