Reconstructing Jerusalem

Persian-Period Prophetic Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Jerusalem—one of the most contested sites in the world. Reconstructing Jerusalem takes readers back to a pivotal moment in its history when it lay ruined and abandoned and the glory of its ancient kings, David and Solomon, had faded. Why did this city not share the same fate as so many other conquered cities, destroyed and forever abandoned, never to be rebuilt? Why did Jerusalem, disgraced and humiliated, not suffer the fate of Babylon, Nineveh, or Persepolis? Reconstructing Jerusalem explores the interrelationship of the physical and intellectual processes leading to Jerusalem’s restoration after its destruction in 587 B.C.E., stressing its symbolic importance and the power of the prophetic perspective in the preservation of the Judean nation and the critical transition from Yahwism to Judaism. Through texts and artifacts, including a unique, comprehensive investigation of the archaeological evidence, a startling story emerges: the visions of a small group of prophets not only inspired the rebuilding of a desolate city but also of a dispersed people. Archaeological, historical, and literary analysis converge to reveal the powerful elements of the story, a story of dispersion and destruction but also of re-creation and revitalization, a story about how compelling visions can change the fate of a people and the course of human history, a story of a community reborn to a barren city.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-06-01
Mått:178 x 254 x 24 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9781575064086

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“Ristau’s generative discussion suggests that the reception of these texts and their effect on the later growth of the city could be a constructive direction for further research. Works of prophetic literature emerge from their historical contexts but nonetheless do not remain yoked to them. As Ristau’s stimulating research indicates, prophetic literature has the capacity to transform not just the world as it is but also the imagined limits of what it can be.”—Sean Burt Review of Biblical Literature

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AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionReconstructing Jerusalem: Outline, Method, ScopeThe Rise and Fall of State Ideology in JudahProblems in Post-collapse Judean Society"No Houses Had Been Built": The Archaeology of Persian-Period JerusalemThe SettlementFortificationsEpigraphic EvidenceBurial Site and Significant Material RemainsInterpretations and Regional ContextRecreating Jerusalem: The Isaianic Perspective(s)Reconstruction in Deutero-IsaiahReconstruction in Trito-IsaiahConclusionsRevitalizing Jerusalem: The Perspective of HaggaiThe Date and Organization of the WorkThe Temporal Frame and Sitz-im-LebenThe Nature of the RestorationReconstruction as a Covenant ImperativeThe Temple as BourseZerubbabel as Hoffnungsträger for the Temple's ReconstructionConclusionsReconsecrating Jerusalem: The Perspective of Zechariah 1–8The Composition of the TextThe Temple and the Community in the Divine Combat CycleConclusionsReforming Jerusalem: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives from Zechariah 9–14 and MalachiThe Explicit and Implied Imperial and Regional Context(s)Persians and Edomites in MalachiJudean Leadership and the CommunityThe Status of the City and the TempleConclusionsConclusion: From Cult to CultureThe Two DimensionsConclusionBibliographyIndex of AuthorsIndex of Scripture