Next year in Jerusalem : exile and return in Jewish history / editor: Leonard J. Greenspoon.
"Next Year in Jerusalem recognizes that Jews have often experienced periods of exile and return in their long tradition. The fourteen papers in this collection examine this phenomenon from different approaches, genres, and media. They cover the period from biblical times through today. Among th...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Studies in Jewish civilization ;
30. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Next Year in Jerusalem recognizes that Jews have often experienced periods of exile and return in their long tradition. The fourteen papers in this collection examine this phenomenon from different approaches, genres, and media. They cover the period from biblical times through today. Among the exiles highlighted are the Babylonian Exile (sixth century BCE), the exile after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple (70 CE), and the years after the Crusaders (tenth century CE). Events of return include the aftermath of the Babylonian Exile (fifth century BCE), the centuries after the Temple's destruction (first and second CE), and the years of the establishment of the modern State of Israel (1948 CE). In each instance authors pay close attention to the historical settings, the literature created by Jews and others, and the theological explanations offered (typically, this was seen as divine punishment or reward for Israel's behavior). The entire volume is written authoritatively and accessibly"-- |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of the twenty-ninth annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish civilization, the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, and the Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, October 29-30, 2017. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISSN: | 1070-8510 ; |