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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Jonker, Louis C. 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage [2018]
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Jahr: 2018, Band: 42, Heft: 3, Seiten: 267-283
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Iran (Altertum) / Geschichte 550 v. Chr.-330 v. Chr. / Geschichtsschreibung / Bibel. Altes Testament / Bibelwissenschaft
RelBib Classification:HB Altes Testament
TC Vorchristliche Zeit ; Alter Orient
weitere Schlagwörter:B Persian Period
B Achaemenid period
B Book of Chronicles
B Biblical Interpretation
B Persian historiography
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1476-6728
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0309089216677670