Ezra in Egypt?: The Significance of Hananyah’s Mission

The history of the Jewish community at Elephantine plays a crucial role in the reconstruction of the early history of Judaism. One document in particular sheds a light on the emerging Jewish identity in the diaspora. It is Hananyah’s so-called Passover Letter. This contribution investigates the sign...

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Main Author: Toorn, Karel van der 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2017, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 602-610
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Elephantine-Urkunden / Elephantine / Jews / Passover
RelBib Classification:HD Early Judaism
KBL Near East and North Africa
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Judaism Elephantine diaspora (word) Passover Aramaic papyri Torah
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