The emergence of Yehud in the Persian period : a social and demographic study /

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Author / Creator:Carter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1952-
Imprint:Sheffield : Sheffield Academic, c1999.
Description:269 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series 294
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4114854
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ISBN:1841270121
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. The Changing Face of the Persian Period. The Province of Yehud in Historical Perspective. The Status of Yehud within the Persian Empire. The Archaeology of Yehud. Social Sciences and Contextual Archaeology. A New Style of 'Biblical Archaeology'?
  • Ch. 2. The Boundaries of Yehud. Past Reconstructions of Yehud. Recent Maps of Yehud. A Geographic Approach to the Boundaries of Yehud. Environmental Niches and the Province of Yehud
  • Ch. 3. Yehud in the Persian Period: Excavated Sites. Excavations, Yehud and Archaeological Periods. Excavated Sites from Yehud Dating to the Neo-Babylonian Period. Excavated Sites from Yehud Dating to the Persian I Period (538-450 B.C.E.). Excavated Sites from Yehud Dating to the Persian II Period (450-332 B.C.E.)
  • Ch. 4. Yehud in the Persian Period: Surveys, Site Distribution and Population. Historical and Methodological Perspectives on Archaeological Surveys. Site Distribution in the Province of Yehud. The Population of the Province of Yehud. Nuancing and Interpreting the Data. Excursus: Yehud in the Persian I Period
  • Ch. 5. Yehud in the Persian Period: Continuity and Context. Site Distribution by Size Hierarchy in the Persian I Period. Site Distribution by Size Hierarchy in the Persian II Period. Changes in Population and Site Distribution during the Persian Period. Continuity with the Iron II and Hellenistic Periods
  • Ch. 6. Yehud in the Persian Period: A Synthesis. Socio-Economic Indicators. The Implications of a Small Yehud. The Burger-Tempel-Gemeinde and a Small Yehud. Establishing Social Boundaries: The Emergent 'True Seed' of Israel. The Rise of Apocalyptic Communities and Literature. App. Excavated and Surveyed Sites in the Province of Yehud.