Leading captivity captive

Description:

"The entity known as 'the Exile' has had an extremely forceful influence in Old Testament scholarship, both as an event and as a symbol. But was there an 'Exile'? And if so, how did it fit into the pattern of population deportations that characterized the imperial strategies of the ancient Near East? In a methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors cover a range of topics, from ancient politics to modern ideology. In probing the meaning and implication of 'Exile' they also reflect a spectrum of opinions and conclusions."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Historiography,  Jewish diaspora,  Bible,  History of Biblical events,  Jews,  Biblical teaching,  Criticism, interpretation,  History,  Critique, interprétation,  Exil,  Literaire thema's,  Transferts de population,  Babylonische ballingschap (vc0586-vc0521),  Babylonisches Exil,  Enseignement biblique,  Histoire,  Juifs,  Historiciteit,  Aufsatzsammlung,  Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t.,  Exile (Punishment),  Exile (Punishment) in literature,  Congresses

Times: Babylonian captivity, 598-515 B.C.