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An 8 page research paper that discusses the way that Persia is presented in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, principally in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther, the authors of scripture relate how the ancient Israelites interacted with and perceived the Persian Empire. Scholarship shows that this was a highly significant period in Judaic history, as the relative freedom allowed under Persian rule made is possible for leader such as Ezra to shape the development of the people and their religious perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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plan is metaphysical in nature, but it is also inherently connect to the course of human history, and, specifically to the history of one ethnic group, the people of Israel.
It is a fact that over half the Bible consists of historical narrative, in which the authors of these texts focus on relating the actions of God within the course
of human events (Breneman 16). In the Old Testament, principally in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther, the authors of scripture relate how the ancient Israelites interacted with and
perceived the Persian Empire. Scholarship shows that this was a highly significant period in Judaic history, as the relative freedom allowed under Persian rule made is possible for leader such
as Ezra to shape the development of the people and their religious perspective. The Persian Empire, in Biblical times, occupied what is now the country of Iran (Brueggemann 143).
Persia was the dominant power in the Middle East beginning from the time of Cyrus (550-530 BC) until the time of its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333
BC, which means that it was the greatest power in that portion of the world for roughly two centuries (Brueggemann 144). Recent scholarship asserts this period in history, when
Israel was under the Persian hegemony, was instrumental in shaping Judaism, as well as in the formulation of the Hebrew teachings that would form the basis for the Old Testament
(Brueggemann 144). The most prevalent feature of Persian governance in regards to the Old Testament is its stance toward conquered peoples (Brueggemann 144). The Persians took a different tack,
which "reversed the oppressive imperial policies of Assyria and Babylon" (Brueggemann 144). The Persian government was content if people paid their taxes and conformed to imperial commands, which means that
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