A History of the Jewish People (vol. 1): During the Babylonian, Persian, and Greek Periods (Kegan Paul Library of Jewish Studies)
Contributors: Daniel Herwitz (Editor); Michael Kelly (Editor)
Publisher: Kegan Paul
Published: December 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780710310941
Subjects: History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Jewish studies; World history; History: World; History; History - General History; General; Jewish - General
First sentence: 1. DURING the dark half century, which followed the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B. C., and which is know as the period of the Babylonian exile, Jewish historians found but one political event which they deemed worthy of recording.