| Judeans in Babylonia: A Study of Deportees in the Sixth and Fifth Centuries Bce Contributor(s): Alstola, Tero (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004365419 ISBN-13: 9789004365414 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $155.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Ancient - General |
| Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East |
| Physical Information: 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Judeans in Babylonia, Tero Alstola presents a comprehensive investigation of deportees in the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. By using cuneiform documents as his sources, he offers the first book-length social historical study of the Babylonian Exile, commonly regarded as a pivotal period in the development of Judaism. The results are considered in the light of the wider Babylonian society and contrasted against a comparison group of Neirabian deportees. Studying texts from the cities and countryside and tracking developments over time, Alstola shows that there was notable diversity in the Judeans' socio-economic status and integration into Babylonian society. |