It has long been recognized that the Persian period is crucial to the history of the formation of the biblical corpora. The essays presented in this volume explore this critically important era, reconstructing the socio-economic shifts that took place as well as the religio-theological environment of the Judean community and its neighbours. The topics of this volume, sociological, archaeological and theological, include: ethnicities and administration in Persian-era Palestine (Yigal); the historical origin of the concept of the piety of the poor at Qumran (Ro); the development of the...
It has long been recognized that the Persian period is crucial to the history of the formation of the biblical corpora. The essays presented in this v...
The subfield of orality and scribal culture within Hebrew Bible studies is leading to gradual shifts in the field. The theoretical and empirical essays in this volume contribute to the ongoing conversation within biblical and cognate studies concerning the scribal processes that produced biblical texts.
The subfield of orality and scribal culture within Hebrew Bible studies is leading to gradual shifts in the field. The theoretical and empirical essay...
