The Fall of Jerusalem and the Rise of the Torah
1st Edition
Published on 26. October 2016
Book
Hardback
X, 381 pages
978-3-16-154054-7 (ISBN)
Description
The destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 587 bce is arguably the most tremendous disaster in the Hebrew Bible. How this decisive date relates to the development of the Pentateuch, however, is highly controversial. Is the trauma of Jerusalem reflected in the five books of Moses? This question is addressed from multiple perspectives in this volume. Israel Finkelstein and Lester L. Grabbe discuss the archaeological and historical data. Experts in Pentateuchal criticism from diverse international backgrounds present a rich panorama of relevant themes, including biblical historiography, contacts with Mesopotamian culture before and during the Babylonian exile, and the issue of cultic discontinuity caused by the destruction and restoration of Jerusalem's temple.
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Born 1965; 2005 ThD from Harvard Divinity School; 1999 SSL from the Pontifical Biblical Institute; dean at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and professor of the Old Testament and history.
Born 1979; taught at Heythrop College (University of London), at Hekima College (Nairobi, Kenia) and at Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley (California); currently Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
Born 1955; taught at the Jesuit School of Theology in Brussels and at the Centre Sèvre in Paris; currently Professor of Hebrew Bible at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.