The emergence of Yehud in the Persian Period a social and demographic study /

A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low es...

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Main Author: Carter, Charles E (Charles Edward), 1952-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1999
Series:The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
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Summary:A long-awaited and much-needed comprehensive analysis of the material evidence concerning Persian-period Judah. Carter analyses the settlement pattern and population distribution of the province, using both excavations and archaeological surveys. His meticulous examination arrives at a rather low estimate of the population during this period, on the basis of which he examines Yehud's socio-economic setting and considers the implications of a small Yehud for some of the prominent theories concerning the province in the Persian-period
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record
Physical Description:1 online resource (393 p.)
386 p. : ill., maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [350]-372) and index
ISBN:0-567-25088-1
1-281-84144-7
9786611841447
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