Jason Silverman presents a timely and necessary study, advancing the understanding of Achaemenid ideology and Persian Period Judaism. While the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–330 BCE) dwarfed all previous empires of the Ancient Near East in both size and longevity, the royal system that forged and preserved this civilisation remains only rudimentarily understood, as is the imperial and religious legacy bequeathed to future generations. In response to this deficit, Silverman provides a critically sophisticated and interdisciplinary model for comparative studies.
While the Achaemenids rebuilt the Jerusalem temple, Judaean literature of the period reflects tensions over its Persian re-establishment, demonstrating colliding religious perspectives. Although both First Zechariah (1–8) and Second Isaiah (40–55) are controversial, the greater imperial context is rarely dealt with in depth; both books deal directly with the temple's legitimacy, and this ties them intimately to kings' engagements with cults. Silverman explores how the Achaemenid kings portrayed their rule to subject minorities, the ways in which minority elites reshaped this ideology, and how long this impact lasted, as revealed through the Judaean reactions to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple.
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Persian Royal–Judaean Elite Engagements in the Early Teispid and Achaemenid Empire
The King's Acolytes
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The King's Acolytes
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Table of contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Into the Woods:Judaean Engagements with the Early Persian Empire
- Part I
- Chapter 2 Second Isaiah
- Chapter 3 Old Persian Creation Theology
- Part II
- Chapter 4 First Zechariah, the Temple, and the Great King
- Chapter 5 The Phenomenology of Dreams and Visions
- Part III
- Chapter 6 The Great King, Local Elites, Temples, and Priests in the Early Empire
- Chapter 7 The Great King and Local Elites in Early Persian Period Discourse
- Chapter 8 Exit, Pursued by a Bear
- Appendix: Table of Dates
- Bibliography
- Index of Sources
- Index of Authors
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