Between the Traditional and the Innovative: Ezra-Nehemiah in Current Research

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Abstract

This article attempts to bring together the main threads of Ezra-Nehemiah research undertaken during the past 15 years, locating it in the larger framework of biblical studies and identifying possible fruitful avenues of future research. Areas covered in this article include the text and interpretation of Ezra-Nehemiah, current issues in the discussion of the history and material culture of the Persian period, the impetus of sociology and anthropology for the study of Ezra-Nehemiah and studies dealing with the theology/ideology and religion portrayed in Ezra-Nehemiah.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)182-199
JournalReligion Compass: A Journal of Peer-reviewed Survey Articles from across the Discipline
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2009

Keywords

  • Old Testament
  • Ezra
  • Nehemiah
  • Archaeology
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
  • Biblical Studies
  • Persian Period

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