The Origins of the Second Temple: Persion Imperial Policy and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem

by Diana Vikander Edelman

Book Overview

This book presents a ground-breaking study which re-dates the temple to the reign of Artaxerxes I and considers the most cogent history of the building of the second temple. It reviews the historical inconsistencies in Ezra 1-6 and examines the likely boundaries of Yehud under Artaxerxes I.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845530160
• ISBN13: 9781845530167
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"