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"Persepolis and Jerusalem" reconsiders Iranian influence upon
Jewish apocalyptic, and offers grounds upon which such study may
proceed. After describing the history of scholarship on the
question of Iranian influence and on Jewish apocalyptic, the author
reformulates the methodology for understanding apocalyptic and
influence. Two chapters set the discussion firmly in the Achaemenid
Empire, describing the sources for Iranian religion, the issues
involved in attempting a historical reconstruction, the methodology
by which one can date the various texts and ideas, and the
potential loci for Iranian-Judaean interaction. The historical
context is expanded through media-contextualization, particularly
Oral Theory, and critiques the standard text-centric method of
current Biblical Scholarship. With this background, pericopes from
Ezekiel, Daniel, and 1 Enoch are analyzed for Iranian influence.
The study then brings together the contexts and analyses to argue
for an 'Apocalyptic Hermeneutic' which relates the phenomena of
apocalypticism, apocalypse, and millenarianism--seeing the
hermeneutic as a dialectical thread holding them all together as
well as apart-- and posits this as the best place to understand
Iranian influences. >
Jason Silverman presents a timely and necessary study, advancing
the understanding of Achaemenid ideology and Persian Period
Judaism. While the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BCE)
dwarfed all previous empires of the Ancient Near East in both size
and longevity, the royal system that forged and preserved this
civilisation remains only rudimentarily understood, as is the
imperial and religious legacy bequeathed to future generations. In
response to this deficit, Silverman provides a critically
sophisticated and interdisciplinary model for comparative studies.
While the Achaemenids rebuilt the Jerusalem temple, Judaean
literature of the period reflects tensions over its Persian
re-establishment, demonstrating colliding religious perspectives.
Although both First Zechariah (1-8) and Second Isaiah (40-55) are
controversial, the greater imperial context is rarely dealt with in
depth; both books deal directly with the temple's legitimacy, and
this ties them intimately to kings' engagements with cults.
Silverman explores how the Achaemenid kings portrayed their rule to
subject minorities, the ways in which minority elites reshaped this
ideology, and how long this impact lasted, as revealed through the
Judaean reactions to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple.
Jason Silverman presents a timely and necessary study, advancing
the understanding of Achaemenid ideology and Persian Period
Judaism. While the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BCE)
dwarfed all previous empires of the Ancient Near East in both size
and longevity, the royal system that forged and preserved this
civilisation remains only rudimentarily understood, as is the
imperial and religious legacy bequeathed to future generations. In
response to this deficit, Silverman provides a critically
sophisticated and interdisciplinary model for comparative studies.
While the Achaemenids rebuilt the Jerusalem temple, Judaean
literature of the period reflects tensions over its Persian
re-establishment, demonstrating colliding religious perspectives.
Although both First Zechariah (1-8) and Second Isaiah (40-55) are
controversial, the greater imperial context is rarely dealt with in
depth; both books deal directly with the temple's legitimacy, and
this ties them intimately to kings' engagements with cults.
Silverman explores how the Achaemenid kings portrayed their rule to
subject minorities, the ways in which minority elites reshaped this
ideology, and how long this impact lasted, as revealed through the
Judaean reactions to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple.
Persepolis and Jerusalem reconsiders Iranian influence upon Jewish
apocalyptic, and offers grounds upon which such study may proceed.
After describing the history of scholarship on the question of
Iranian influence and on Jewish apocalyptic, Jason M. Silverman
reformulates the methodology for understanding apocalyptic and
influence. Two chapters set the discussion firmly in the Achaemenid
Empire, describing the sources for Iranian religion, the issues
involved in attempting a historical reconstruction, the methodology
by which one can date the various texts and ideas, and the
potential loci for Iranian-Judaean interaction. The historical
context is expanded through media-contextualization, particularly
Oral Theory, and critiques the standard text-centric method of
current Biblical Scholarship. With this background, pericopes from
Ezekiel, Daniel, and 1 Enoch are analyzed for Iranian influence.The
study then brings together the contexts and analyses to argue for
an 'Apocalyptic Hermeneutic' which relates the phenomena of
apocalypticism, apocalypse, and millenarianism - seeing the
hermeneutic as a dialectical thread holding them all together as
well as apart - and posits this as the best place to understand
Iranian influences.
Synopsis: Text, Theology, and Trowel consists of ten essays on the
understanding and reception of the Hebrew Bible in Judaism and
Christianity. Textual exegesis, historical contexts, and modern
reception of the Hebrew text are placed side by side to encourage
interdisciplinary study. Two theologically minded essays are
included to help overcome the biblical studies/theology dichotomy.
By placing such divergent approaches together, this volume will
help expand ways of thinking about the Bible and its cognate
fields. Endorsements: "This collection of articles by promising
young scholars in the field of Religious Studies, especially
Biblical Studies, indicates that interdisciplinary research
combining theology with literary studies, archaeology, and
historical and sociological research is leading into new directions
and opening up new fields of enquiry." -Catherine Hezser, SOAS,
University of London Author Biography: Lidia D. Matassa has a
number of previous publications on the archaeology of synagogues,
including several articles in Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jason M.
Silverman is the editor of the collection, A Land Like Your Own
(Pickwick Publications, 2010).
Synopsis: A Land Like Your Own explores the ways the Bible has
reused previous traditions and has subsequently been reused by both
Jews and Christians. The ten essays included cover a broad range of
topics in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and subsequent
traditions, but they all highlight the many ways in which the
traditions associated with Israel have impacted communities. A Land
Like Your Own will interest anyone involved in biblical studies
(students and scholars alike) through its wide-ranging array of
topics, highlighting how interconnected the many biblical studies
subdisciplines truly are. Endorsements: "This collection of essays
originated in two conferences organized by graduate students of the
School of Religions and Theology at Trinity College Dublin. Young
scholars from Ireland, Britain, and the United States, working in
the areas of Biblical and Near Eastern Studies, share their
insights on a range of quite diverse topics. These have been
skillfully brought together by the editors, employing the symbol of
the 'Land' as indicative of both loss and hope, reflective of the
ways in which the past is variously figured and re-configured by
the authors of both Testaments. They are to be congratulated for
their initiative in organizing the conferences and applauded for
making their deliberations accessible to a wider audience. This
collection is a testimony to the ways in which modern Biblical
Studies can stimulate new generations of scholars to engage with
the Classic texts from the past in a manner that also reflects
their own time and place." --Sean Freyne Professor of Theology,
Emeritus Trinity College, Dublin Editor Biography: Jason M.
Silverman is completing his PhD at Trinity College Dublin and is
the former chair of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Approaches to
the Biblical World conference committee. He is the editor of the
forthcoming book, Text, Theology, and Trowel. Amy Daughton is
completing her PhD at Trinity College Dublin.
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