Das Edikt Des Artaxerxes: Eine Untersuchung Zum Religionspolitischen Und Historischen Umfeld Von Esra 7, 12-26 (Beiheft Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft)

The letter from a King Artaxerxes to Ezra recounted in Ezra 7 is interpreted against the background of royal Hellenistic foundations and gifts. The euergetism rooted in the Hellenistic kingly ideology cannot be shown for the Persian royal ideology. Thus, Ezra 7 probably belongs into (early) Hellenistic times. This has consequences firstly for the understanding of the letter as an historical document, but then also for those historical models which seek to explain the genesis of the Torah principally from Ezra 7. 1. Einleitung 2. Die literarische Entstehung des Esrabuches - eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme 3. Der Brief des Artaxerxes (Esr 7,12-26) 4. Die Politik der Achämeniden in eroberten Gebieten 5. Ertrag und Ausblick Sebastian Grätz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [297]-334) And Index.