The Troubles of Templeless Judah

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-928386-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 519 g

The time of the Babylonian capitivity (c.587-539 BCE) is of seminal importance for the formation of the Hebrew Bible as well as for the religious development of Judaism. Previous studies of this era have usually privileged the perspective of the community of captives (the Golah), and the period is known as the `Exilic Age'. Jill Middlemas challenges this consensus, arguing that the Golah community represents only one viewpoint, and that the experiences and contributions of the majority of the Judaean population, those who remained in Judah, need to be more fully appreciated.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, of Jewish studies, of ancient history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Middlemas, Jill

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- 1: The social and historical situation in templeless Judah

- 2: Conceptions of Judah. I. Idolatrous cults

- 3: Conceptions of Judah. II. Yahwistic practice

- 4: The voice of the land - Lamentations

- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Jill Middlemas is Liddon Research Fellow in Theology, Keble College