The End of History and the Last King: Achaemenid Ideology and Community Identity in Ezra-Nehemiah

by David Janzen

This book examines community identity in the post-exilic temple community in Ezra-Nehemiah, and explores the possible influences that the Achaemenids, the ruling Persian dynasty, might have had on its construction. In the book, David Janzen reads Ezra-Nehemiah in dialogue with the Achaemenids' Old Persian inscriptions, as well as with other media the dynasty used, such as reliefs, seals, coins, architecture, and imperial parks. In addition, he...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567698017
• ISBN13: 9780567698018
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"