Exile and Restoration Revisited Essays on the

Exile and Restoration Revisited is a new collection of essays by leading scholars, which examines the legacy of Peter Ackroyd to the field of Biblical Studies. Whilst Ackroyd's work stretched across a wide range of topics within the field this volume uniquely focusses upon the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods.

Gary N. Knoppers is Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Religious Studies, and Jewish Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, USA Lester L. Grabbe is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK Deirdre N. Fulton is a senior graduate student in History and Religious Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, USA

List of Abbreviations	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
On the Identity of the 'Foreign' Women in Ezra 9-10 31 Bob Becking	p. 31
The Persian Period as Penitential Era: The 'Exegetical Logic' of Daniel 9.1-27	p. 50
The Mystery of the Missing 'Sons of Aaron'	p. 65
From Exile and Restoration to Exile and Reconstruction	p. 78
Jeshua's 'High Priestly' Lineage? A Reassessment of Nehemiah 12.10-11	p. 94
'They Shall Come Rejoicing to Zion' - or Did They? The Settlement of Yehud in the Early Persian Period	p. 116
Was Jerusalem a Persian Fortress?	p. 128
Administration of Achaemenid Phoenicia: A Case for Managed Autonomy	p. 138
The Relation between History and Thought: Reflections on the Subtitle of Peter Ackroyd's Exile and Restoration	p. 154
Exile and Restoration In Light of Recent Archaeology and Demographic Studies	p. 166
Going beyond the Myth of the Empty Land: A Reassessment of the Early Persian Period	p. 174
Rebuilding Jerusalem: Zechariah's Vision within Visions	p. 195
Index of References	p. 214
Index of Authors	p. 221
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Exile and Restoration Revisited Essays on the Babylonian and Persian Periods in Memory of Peter R. Ackroyd

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