A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Vol 1: Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah (Biblia.com)

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In this volume, Lester Grabbe presents a comprehensive history of Judah (Aramaic Yehud) during the Persian Period. Among the many crucial questions he addresses are: What are the sources for this period and how do we evaluate them? And how do we make them “speak” to us through the fog of centuries? Grabbe argues that there is a danger of seeing everything from a Judaeo-centric point of view, or...

writing of Nehemiah is at the heart of the book of Nehemiah is justified even though the reasons for doing so are somewhat subjective. One central area of discussion is to what extent one can use the biblical text in any historical reconstruction. The ESHM has been debating this question for a number of years without any overall consensus. In my opinion, there is not a blanket response to this question. For several years, I have been trying to address this question for various sections of pre-exilic

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