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Visiting Assistant Professor Jeremiah W. Cataldo - A Theocratic Yehud?: Issues of Government in a Persian Province - 9780567599346 - V9780567599346
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A Theocratic Yehud?: Issues of Government in a Persian Province

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Among the variety of social-political reconstructions of Persian-period Yehud, one "consensus" stands out - one which states that the Jerusalem priesthood enjoyed a prominent level of authority, symbolized in the Jerusalem temple. Unfortunately, this leads easily into conclusions of a theocracy in Yehud. The problem, in part, is due to the immediate association of priests assumed to be authoritative with that of a theocratic governing structure.

To address this problem, at least three aspects of Yehud's governing structure(s) require further attention: (1) the social implications of a particular governing structure within a society; (2) the developments of a society leading up to that governing structure; and (3) a clearly articulated definition of the term and concept of theocracy. Since many scholars appear to depend upon a theocratic "structure" or "spirit" at some point in their discussions of Persian-period Yehud, one would usualy expect to find a clear definition of theocracy. Instead, a hasty and ill-equipped definition that seems to avoid addressing the social and political complexities is often used.

The conclusion is that no power or political vacuum appears to have existed allowing the priesthood to claim power in Yehud. The Persian empire did not allow territories to develop autonomous governing structures (Chapter 2). The social, economic, and political realms of Yehud functioned within the framework of Persian imperial administration (Chapter 3). And the term theocracy, when defined according to social-scientific requirements (Chapter 4), does not accurately describe the social-political context of Yehud during the Persian period (Chapter 5).

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567599346
SKU
V9780567599346
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About Visiting Assistant Professor Jeremiah W. Cataldo
Jeremiah Cataldo is Associate Professor of History in the Frederik Meijer Honors College at Grand Valley State University, USA.

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