The Construction of Judean Diasporic Identity in Ezra–Nehemiah

This essay explores how Ezra–Nehemiah partially inverts the traditional paradigm of exile found in other biblical writings. When one community is formed at some distance from another in antiquity, the derivative community normally appears as a dependent community (or colony). Yet, in Ezra–Nehemiah...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gary N. Knoppers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Online Access:https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29343