Persia and Torah: The Theory of Imperial Authorization of the Pentateuch

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

JAMES w. WATTS (ed.), Persia and Torah: The Theory of Imperial Authorization of the Pentateuch (SBLSymS 17; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001). Pp. xii + 228. Paper $39.95.

This collection arose from presentations made to a joint meeting of the SBL sections on the Pentateuch, Biblical Law, and Persian Period at the annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2000. The principal aim was to examine the extent to which the Persian empire influenced the promulgation of Jewish law in the time of Ezra. Peter Frei, in his 1984 essay ("Persian Imperial Authorization: A Summary," reproduced ...

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