Jerusalem in the Achaemenid Period
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Jerusalem in the Achaemenid Period

The Relationship between Temple and Agriculture in the Book of Haggai

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Jerusalem in the Achaemenid Period

The Relationship between Temple and Agriculture in the Book of Haggai

About this book

This is the first book to explore the importance of agriculture in relation to the restoration of the Jerusalem temple in the Book of Haggai during the Achaemenid period. Scholars discussing the rebuilding of the temple have mainly focused on the political and social context. Additionally, the missions of Ezra and Nehemiah have been used as a basis for analysing the economy of postexilic Judah. This has, however, understated the wider socio-economic significance of the temple by disregarding the agricultural capacity of Judah.
The Book of Haggai is primarily concerned with agriculture and the temple. This analysis of Haggai includes an examination of the temple's reconstruction from a historical and economic point of view, with agriculture playing a central role. Archaeological records are examined and show that prized commodities such as olives and grapes were produced in and around Jerusalem in large quantities and exported all over the ancient Near East.
This book is intended to shed new light on the value of agriculture for the people of Judah and the whole imperial economy. It also presents a new interpretation of the Book of Haggai and a new perspective on the temple economy in Jerusalem.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Abbreviations
  4. Introduction: Restoration of the Jerusalem Temple
  5. Chapter 1. Agriculture and Economy in the Ancient Near East
  6. Chapter 2. Darius and the Achaemenid Empire
  7. Chapter 3. Judah in the Neo-Babylonian and the Achaemenid Periods
  8. Chapter 4. Judah in the Achaemenid Economy: Hag 1:1–15
  9. Chapter 5. A Judean Revolt and its Results: Hag 2:1–23
  10. Conclusion
  11. Index