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Economics in Persian-Period Biblical Texts: Their Interactions with Economic Developments in the Persian Period and Earlier Biblical Traditions

by Peter Altmann

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 16.5 x 24 x 1.9 cm

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Large-scale economic change such as the rise of coinage occurred during the Persian-dominated centuries (6th-4th centuries BCE) in the Eastern Mediterranean and ancient Near East. How do the biblical texts of the time respond to such developments? In this study, Peter Altmann lays out foundational economic conceptions from the ancient Near East and earlier biblical traditions in order to show how Persian-period biblical texts build on these traditions to address the challenges of their day. Economic issues are central for how Ezra and Nehemiah approach the topics of temple building and of Judean self-understanding, and economics are also important for other Persian-period texts. Following significant interaction with the material culture and extra-biblical texts, the author devotes special attention to the ascendancy of economics and its theological and identity implications as structuring metaphors for divine action and human community in the Persian period.
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  • Author

    Peter Altmann

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    October 2016

  • Weight

    681g

  • Dimensions

    16.5 x 24 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161548130

  • ISBN-10

    3161548132

  • Eden Code

    4891910

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