Cuneiform Sources for Judeans in Babylonia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods

An Overview

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4299366
AutoresLaurie E Pearce, Laurie Pearce (University of California System, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen10
Número9
Páginas230-243
Fecha de publicación2016-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligion Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1749-8171 • E-ISSN: 1749-8171
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/rec3.12207
OpenAlexW2527752677
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas20

Cuneiform Sources for Judeans in Babylonia in the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Periods: An OverviewCuneiform documents written in Babylonia provide valuable evidence for the experience of the Judeans who came there during the Exile and who remained throughout the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid periods. Recent publications add significant data to the corpus previously known. The article describes and summarizes the relevant cuneiform evidence that informs an understanding of the Judeans' role in the social and economic history of Babylonia. Comparanda make clear that the Judeans occupied a place in the Babylonian economy and social order similar to that of other deportee populations in Babylonia

Ancient history · Cuneiform · Linguistics · Persian · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Philosophy