| Emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period: A Social and Demographic Study Contributor(s): Carter, Charles E. (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841270121 ISBN-13: 9781841270128 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $257.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small Yehud for some of the prominent theories concerning the province in the Persian-period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 956.948 |
| LCCN: 99491962 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (1.58 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small Yehud for some of the prominent theories concerning the province in the Persian-period. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles. |