Persepolis and Jerusalem: Iranian Influence on the Apocalyptic Hermeneutic

by Jason M. Silverman

Book Overview

Persepolis and Jerusalem reconsiders Iranian influence upon Jewish apocalyptic, and offers grounds upon which such study may proceed. After describing the history of scholarship on the question of Iranian influence and on Jewish apocalyptic, Jason M. Silverman reformulates the methodology for understanding apocalyptic and influence. Two chapters set the discussion firmly in the Achaemenid Empire, describing the sources for Iranian religion,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567173836
• ISBN13: 9780567173836
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"