Chronicles in an (Un)Changing World: The Persian Context' in Biblical Studies
Robert Rollinger argues that Cyrus's conquest of Babylon in 53 9 BCE does not necessarily mean that a new Persian' epoch started. Continuity and change rather appear side-by-side. As such, it is difficult to define what is uniquely Persian' in this era. With this view Rollinger capt...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2018, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 267-283 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iran (Antiquity)
/ History 550 BC-330 BC
/ Historiography
/ Old Testament
/ Biblical studies
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Persian Period
B Achaemenid period B Book of Chronicles B Biblical Interpretation B Persian historiography |
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| Summary: | Robert Rollinger argues that Cyrus's conquest of Babylon in 53 9 BCE does not necessarily mean that a new Persian' epoch started. Continuity and change rather appear side-by-side. As such, it is difficult to define what is uniquely Persian' in this era. With this view Rollinger captures the present state of consensus regarding the Persian Empire. Although the Persian Empire displays numerous unique features, one should not ignore the continuities with customs and peoples of former imperial regimes, as well as its incorporation of a diversity of ethnic and cultural identities. These insights warn against an over-interpretation' of the uniqueness of the Persian period, a tendency which often emerges in biblical scholarship. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089216677670 |