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Exile and restoration : a study of Hebrew thought of the sixth century B.C. / Peter R. Ackroyd.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Old Testament libraryPublication details: Philadelphia : Westminster Press, ©1968.Description: xv, 286 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0664223192
  • 9780664223199
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Exile and restoration.DDC classification:
  • 221.95 ACK E
LOC classification:
  • BS1197 .A25x 1968
Contents:
The exilic age -- The historical situation in the exilic age -- The response to the events -- The historians and theologians of the exilic age -- Prophecy of the exile and the ideals of restoration -- The restoration and its interpretation -- Exile and restoration : other aspects of the thought of the period -- The significance of the exile and restoration.
Summary: The period of exile and restoration is a crucial one for the understanding of the development of Old Testament thought. The collapse of the state, the destruction of the Temple, the breakup of the community -- all necessitated rethinking of the religious tradition. This book examines some of the aspects of the rich thought of the period.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258. Bibliographical footnotes) and index.

The exilic age -- The historical situation in the exilic age -- The response to the events -- The historians and theologians of the exilic age -- Prophecy of the exile and the ideals of restoration -- The restoration and its interpretation -- Exile and restoration : other aspects of the thought of the period -- The significance of the exile and restoration.

The period of exile and restoration is a crucial one for the understanding of the development of Old Testament thought. The collapse of the state, the destruction of the Temple, the breakup of the community -- all necessitated rethinking of the religious tradition. This book examines some of the aspects of the rich thought of the period.

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