The Yale biblical scholar covers the complex centuries between the fall of Jerusalem and the death of Herod the Great, when the scattered Jewish people produced much of the Old Testament. Sections set the history beside the writings it shaped: Ezekiel’s message to the exiles, the rebuilding of the Temple, Zechariah’s visions, the Book of Job and the teachings of the wise.
A clear guide to the post-exilic period for students of the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism. Download the free EPUB.