Judeans in Babylonia: a study of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE

"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...

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Main Author: Alstola, Tero 1987- (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2020]
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume 109
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Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 353 Seiten)
ISBN:9789004365421
DOI:10.1163/9789004365421