The Persianized Liturgy of Nehemiah 8:1-8

The historicity of the ceremony recounted in Neh 8:1-8 is fiercely debated, but it is clear that the narrative presents Ezra and his Torah as clothed with the highest authority. While there is scant literary evidence for an "imperial authorization" of a Jewish commonwealth by Xerxes or Art...

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Main Author: Whitters, Mark F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press [2017]
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2017, Volume: 136, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-84
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iran (Antiquity) / Achämeniden / Persepolis / Ceremony / Bible. Nehemia 8,1-8 / Temple (Jerusalem) / Liturgy
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B ARDASHIR I, King of Iran, d. 241
B XERXES I, King of Persia, 519 B.C.-465 or 4 B.C
B ACHAEMENID dynasty, 705 B.C.-330 B.C
B Liturgics
B EZRA (Biblical figure)
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