The Influence of Economic Factors on the Political Policies Adopted by the Last Kings of Judah
This article examines the impact of economic factors upon the decision-making processes of the political leadership of the kingdom of Judah on the eve of its fall to Babylonia. During its last days, Judah served as a buffer state between the Neo-Babylonian Empire and Egypt under the Twenty-Sixth Sai...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2018]
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Revue biblique
Year: 2018, Volume: 125, Issue: 3, Pages: 321-339 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judah (Monarchy)
/ Foreign policy
/ Economy
/ Babylonia
/ Egypt (Antiquity)
/ History 605 BC-586 BC
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East ZC Politics in general |
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| Summary: | This article examines the impact of economic factors upon the decision-making processes of the political leadership of the kingdom of Judah on the eve of its fall to Babylonia. During its last days, Judah served as a buffer state between the Neo-Babylonian Empire and Egypt under the Twenty-Sixth Saite dynasty. The guiding premise adopted herein is that economic considerations played a key role in the decision to support Egypt rather follow Jeremiah's counsel that vassaldom to Babylonia formed the better option. Cet article examine l'impact des facteurs économiques sur les processus de prise de décision des dirigeants politiques du royaume de Juda à la veille de sa chute face à Babylone. Au cours de ses derniers jours, Juda a servi d'État tampon entre l'empire néo-babylonien et l'Égypte de la vingt-sixième dynastie saïte. Le principe directeur adopté ici est que les considérations économiques ont joué un rôle clé dans la décision de soutenir l'Égypte plutôt que de suivre les conseils de Jérémie selon lesquels la vassalité envers Babylone constituait la meilleure option. |
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| ISSN: | 2466-8583 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revue biblique
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/RBI.125.3.3285354 |