Identity in Persian Egypt: the fate of the Yehudite community of Elephantine

How Persian power entered Egypt -- Yehudites at Elephantine : provenance, identity, and religion -- Multiethnic Elephantine : some remarks on different minor ethnicities in a Persian border garrison -- Pax Persica : cooperation, cohabitation, and acceptance -- Control through education, law, and mil...

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Main Author: Becking, Bob 1951- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: University Park, Pennsylvania Eisenbrauns [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Reviews:[Rezension von: Becking, Bob, 1951-, Identity in Persian Egypt : the fate of the Yehudite community of Elephantine] (2022) (Moore, James D.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jews / Elephantine / History 550 BC-330 BC
RelBib Classification:TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Jews (Egypt) (Elephantine) History To 1500
B Elephantine (Egypt) Ethnic relations
B Elephantine (Egypt) Religion
B Elephantine (Egypt) Antiquities
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:How Persian power entered Egypt -- Yehudites at Elephantine : provenance, identity, and religion -- Multiethnic Elephantine : some remarks on different minor ethnicities in a Persian border garrison -- Pax Persica : cooperation, cohabitation, and acceptance -- Control through education, law, and military power -- Disruptions of the inter-ethnic solidarity -- "Khnum is against us since Hananyah has been Egypt" : on two historical movements in the fifth century BCE -- Beyond the final curtain.
"Examines the Yehudite community in Elephantine in southern Egypt in its historical, social, and religious context"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1575067455