Dimensions of Yahwism in the Persian period: studies in the religion and society of the Judaean community at Elephantine

"The book argues that the Aramaic documents from Elephantine dating to the Achaemenid period offer not only important glimpses of Judaean religion in the Persian period but that the religion of the Judaeans in Elephantine is among the best historically verifiable cases of Persian period Yahwism...

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Main Author: Granerød, Gard 1975- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin Boston De Gruyter [2016]
In: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (volume 488)
Year: 2016
Reviews:[Rezension von: Granerød, Gard, 1975-, Dimensions of Yahwism in the Persian period] (2020) (Dalla Vecchia, Flavio)
[Rezension von: Granerød, Gard, 1975-, Dimensions of Yahwism in the Persian period] (2017) (Cornell, Collin, 1988 -)
Series/Journal:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft volume 488
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jahwe / Cult / Israel (Antiquity) / Religion / Elephantine-Urkunden / History 550 BC-330 BC
B Judaism / Culture
B Iran (Antiquity) / History 539 BC-330 BC
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
BH Judaism
FA Theology
HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
Further subjects:B Judaea (Region) Religion
B Jewish diaspora
B Achaemenid dynasty (559 B.C.-330 B.C)
B Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D
B Judaism
B Judaism (Egypt) (Elephantine)
B Hellenistic Jews
B Elephantine
B Thesis
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Summary:"The book argues that the Aramaic documents from Elephantine dating to the Achaemenid period offer not only important glimpses of Judaean religion in the Persian period but that the religion of the Judaeans in Elephantine is among the best historically verifiable cases of Persian period Yahwism. The documents have the potential of functioning as an archive that can revise the canonised image of the Judaean religion in the Persian period"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [341]-355
Habilitationsschrift u.d.T.: The temple of YHW, the God Dwelling in Elephantine. - Information dem Vorwort entnommen "This book is a child that was conceived when I started my postdoctoral research at MF Norwegian School in August 2010 ..."
ISBN:3110452111