This is a collection of essays examining the period of transition between Persian and Greek rule of Judah, ca. 400-200 BCE. Subjects covered include the archaeology of Maresha/Marisa, Jewish identity, Hellenization/Hellenism, Ptolemaic administration in Judah, biblical and Jewish literature of the early Greek period, the size and status of Jerusalem, the Samaritans in the transition period, and Greek foundations in Palestine.
| ISBN: | 9780567526267 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2012 |
| Author: | Dr Lester L University of Hull, UK Grabbe |
| Publisher: | T.& T.Clark Ltd an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Series: | The Library of Second Temple Studies |
| Genres: |
Ancient history Christianity Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts |