Historical Background and Political History (520-332 BCE)

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1. From Text to Tradition
   1. Historical and Archaeological Background
   2. Political Affairs
   3. The Second Temple
2. Historical Surveys
   1. James D. Purvis, and Eric Meyers. “Exile and Return: From the Babylonian Destruction to the Reconstruction of the Jewish State.”
3. Primary sources
   1. Ezra 1:1-4: Inaugurating the Return from Babylonia
   2. The Declaration of Cyrus: The Rebuilding of Ancient Shrines
   3. Ezra 1:5-1: The Vessels of the Temple
   4. Elephantine Temple Papyrus: The Destruction of the Temple Elephantine
   5. Elephantine Passover Papyri: The Observance of Passover
   6. Marriage Contact from the Ananiah Archive: Document of Wifehood
   7. Contact from the Ananiah Archive: Loan of Grain
   8. Nehemiah 1-6: Rebuilding the Wall and Gates of Jerusalem
   9. Ezra 3: The Beginning of Sacrifice
   10. Ezra 7-8: The Arrival of Ezra
   11. Nehemiah 7-8: The Reading of the Torah
   12. Ezra 9-10 Expulsion of Foreign Wives
   13. Ezra 6: The Order to Rebuild
4. Secondary sources
   1. David Ussishkin. “Big City, Few People.” Biblical Archaeological Review 31, 4 (2005).
   2. Lisbeth S. Fried. “Cyrus the Messiah.” Bible Review 19, 5 (2003).
   3. Bezalel Porten. “Did the Ark Stop at Elephantine?” Biblical Archaeology Review 21, 3 (1995).
5. Images
   1. The Cyrus Cylinder, written in cuneiform script containing Cyrus’ edict to rebuild Babylonian temples, 539 BCE.
   2. The tomb of Cyrus the Great, Pasargadae, Iran.
   3. Silver coin from the Persian province of Yehud with lily flower, 5th century BCE, (front).
   4. Silver coin from the Persian province of Yehud with falcon, 5th century BCE, (reverse).
   5. Silver coin from the Persian province of Yehud with owl, 5th century BCE. (reverse).
   6. Elephantine, Egypt, view from the south.
   7. Excavations at Elephantine, Egypt, site of the Jewish garrison, 5th century BCE.
   8. Egyptian temple on Elephantine, dedicated to the god Satet Guardian of southern Egypt, 4th century BCE.