Jerusalem in the Achaemenid Period
Publisher: Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9783034322102
Subjects: Jerusalem, history
Description: "This is the first book to explore the importance of agriculture in relation to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple in the Book of Haggai during the Achaemenid period. Scholars discussing the rebuilding of the temple have mainly focused on the political and social context. Additionally, the missions of Ezra and Nehemiah have been used as a basis for analysing the economy of postexilic Judah. This has, however, understated the wider socio-economic significance of the temple by disregarding the agricultural capacity of Judah." --