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The myth of the empty land

Hardcover • 1996 • English • 1. edition

The myth of the empty land: a study in the history and archaeology of Judah during the "exilic" period

By Hans M. Barstad

Part 28 of the series Symbolae Osloenses fasc.supplet

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This book takes as its starting point the former common belief that the land of Judah was in ruins and uninhabited between 586 and 538 BCE. Archaeological excavations have demonstrated beyond doubt the continued existence of a considerable Israelite material culture during the exilic and postexilic periods. By combining archaeological, Biblical and Babylonian sources, it is argued that Judah constituted a small, but important wheel in the economic machinery of the Neo-Babylonian empire. Contains...Show more

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ISBN

9788200227564

Publisher

Universitetsforlaget

Published year

1996

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The myth of the empty land

Format

Hardcover

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