Description
Book SynopsisThe period of the demise of the kingdom of Judah at the end of the 6th century B.C.E., the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the exile of the elite to Babylon, and the reshaping of the territory of the new province of Judah, culminating at the end of the century with the first return of exiles—all have been subjects of intense scrutiny during the last decade. Lipschits takes into account the biblical textual evidence, the results of archaeological research, and the reports of Babylonian and Egyptian sources and provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the evidence for the history of this 100-year-long era. He provides a lucid historical survey that will, no doubt, become the baseline for all future studies of this era.
Table of Contents1. The End of the Kingdom of Judah: The Geopolitical Background
2. Judah under Babylonian Rule
3. Changes in the Borders of Judah between the End of the Iron Age and the Persian Period
4. The Significance of Material Culture in Understanding the History of Judah under Babylonian Rule
5. Babylonian Rule, the Destruction of Jerusalem, the Exile, and the “Remnant” in Judah: Perceptions and Trends in Biblical Historiography
6. Summary
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