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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 (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East, volume 109
Subjects:
Jews > History > Babylonian captivity, 598-515 B.C.
Jews > History > 586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Jews > Social conditions.
Jews > Economic conditions.
Juifs > Histoire > 598-515 av. J.-C. (Captivité de Babylone)
Juifs > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-70.
Juifs > Conditions économiques.
HISTORY / Europe / General
Jews.
598 B.C.-70 A.D.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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 resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789004365421
9004365427
ISSN:1566-2055 ;