Exile and Restoration Revisited: Essays on the Babylonian and Persian Periods in Memory of Peter R. Ackroyd »

Ackroyd's book is an excellent study of prophetic literature, exile and restoration.

Introduction Lester L. Grabbe Grabbe, Lester L. Gary N. Knoppers Knoppers, Gary N. 1

1 On the Identity of the 'Foreign' Women in Ezra 9-10 Bob Becking Becking, Bob 31

2 The Persian Period as Penitential Era: The 'Exegetical Logic' of Daniel 9.1-27 John S. Bergsma Bergsma, John S. 50

3 The Mystery of the Missing 'Sons of Aaron' Joseph Blenkinsopp Blenkinsopp, Joseph 65

4 From Exile and Restoration to Exile and Reconstruction Tamara Cohn Eskenazi Eskenazi, Tamara Cohn 78

5 Jeshua's 'High Priestly' Lineage? A Reassessment of Nehemiah 12.10-11 Deirdre N. Fulton Fulton, Deirdre N. 94

6 'They Shall Come Rejoicing to Zion' - Or Did They? The Settlement of Yehud in the Early Persian Period Lester L. Grabbe Grabbe, Lester L. 116

7 Was Jerusalem a Persian Fortress? Lester L. Grabbe Grabbe, Lester L. 128

8 Administration of Achaemenid Phoenicia: A Case for Managed Autonomy Vadim S. Jigoulov Jigoulov, Vadim S. 138

9 The Relation Between History and Thought: Reflections on the Subtitle of Peter Ackroyd's Exile and Restoration Reinhard G. Kratz Kratz, Reinhard G. 152

10 Exile and Restoration in Light of Recent Archaeology and Demographic Studies Eric M. Meyers Meyers, Eric M. 166

11 Going Beyond the Myth of the Empty Land: A Reassessment of the Early Persian Period Jill A. Middlemas Middlemas, Jill A. 174

12 Rebuilding Jerusalem: Zechariah's Vision Within Visions Kenneth A. Ristau Ristau, Kenneth A. 195

Index of References 214

Index of Authors 221