Israel in the Persian Period - The Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C.E

Against the backdrop of the history and intellectual world of Persia, Gerstenberger describes the Persian period (539 331 B.C.E.) in the history of Israel, which saw both the creation of biblical literature (historical, prophetic, and poetic writings, especially the Psalms) and important theological developments (e.g., the shape and characteristics of the Jewish community, monotheism, and new means of shaping one s world).

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• Authors: Erhard Gerstenberger
• Assisted by: Erhard S Gerstenberger (Translation), Erhard S. Gerstenberger (Translation), Siegfried S Schatzmann (Translation), Siegfried S. Schatzmann (Translation)
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2011
• EAN: 9789004177987
• ISBN: 978-90-04-17798-7
• No. of pages: 578
• Series: Sbl - Biblical Encyclopedia
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity