Judeans in Babylonia
| Author | : Tero Alstola |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 365 |
| Release | : 2019-12-16 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789004365421 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9004365427 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book Judeans in Babylonia written by Tero Alstola and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Judeans in Babylonia, Tero Alstola presents a comprehensive investigation of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. By using cuneiform documents as his sources, he offers the first book-length social historical study of the Babylonian Exile, commonly regarded as a pivotal period in the development of Judaism. The results are considered in the light of the wider Babylonian society and contrasted against a comparison group of Neirabian deportees. Studying texts from the cities and countryside and tracking developments over time, Alstola shows that there was notable diversity in the Judeans’ socio-economic status and integration into Babylonian society.
