The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem

Oded Lipschits

ISBN 10: 1575060957 / ISBN 13: 9781575060958

Published by Pennsylvania State University Press, US, 2005

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The period of the demise of the kingdom of Judah at the end of the 6th century B.C.E., the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the exile of the elite to Babylon, and the reshaping of the territory of the new province of Judah, culminating at the end of the century with the first return of exiles-all have been subjects of intense scrutiny during the last decade. Lipschits takes into account the biblical textual evidence, the results of archaeological research, and the reports of Babylonian and Egyptian sources and provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the evidence for the history of this 100-year-long era. He provides a lucid historical survey that will, no doubt, become the baseline for all future studies of this era.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575060957
• ISBN 13: 9781575060958
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1043 grams

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Synopsis

The period of the demise of the kingdom of Judah at the end of the 6th century B.C.E., the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, the exile of the elite to Babylon, and the reshaping of the territory of the new province of Judah, culminating at the end of the century with the first return of exiles―all have been subjects of intense scrutiny during the last decade. Lipschits takes into account the biblical textual evidence, the results of archaeological research, and the reports of Babylonian and Egyptian sources and provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the evidence for the history of this 100-year-long era. He provides a lucid historical survey that will, no doubt, become the baseline for all future studies of this era.

About the Author

Oded Lipschits teaches in the Department of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University.