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{en} W. Stewart McCullough. The History and Literature of the Palestinian Jews from Cyrus to Herod, 550 BC to 4 BC . Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1975.

Abstract

Contents

The late Babylonian and Persian periods. Judah circa 550 BC ; From Cyrus to Malachi ; The age of Nehemiah and Ezra ; The fourth century to 330 BC -- The Hellenistic age and the beginning of Roman rule. The beginnings of the Hellenistic age : from Alexander the Great to 200 BC ; Palestine under the Seleucids, 200-143 BC ; Judea's independence ; Judea under the Romans -- Literature, 200-4 BC. The scholarly and pietistic literary traditions and early scriptural exposition ; Apocalyptic and historical writings ; The Dead Sea Scrolls and the completion of the canon.

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