Empire, Power and Indigenous Elites: A Case Study of the Nehemiah Memoir

Product Description
Nehemiah's imperial mission consisted solely of establishing stability in the relations between Yehudites and neighbouring elites. The ethnic/cultic colouring, reflected in his reforms in Jerusalem, represented the views of Nehemiah who used Mosaic authority to achieve both his own aims and those of the imperial government.
About the Author
Anne Fitzpatrick-McKinley, Ph.D (1994), Trinity College Dublin, lectures in Second Temple Judaism in the department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Trinity College. She has published a monograph on Torah and a number of articles and edited volumes on Persian period Yehud.