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| Title: Ezra 4. Is Josephus right after all? Secondary Title: JNWSL Volume: 13 Pages: 34-44 Type: Journal Article Year: 1987 Abstract: "On the identification of Ahasuerus with Cambyses".
"Après avoir examiné les noms qui apparaissent dans la LXX et dans le TM, le contenu de la lettre d'Esd 3 et les opposants qui y sont nommés ainsi que les résultats des excavations de Kenyon, E. conclut que "Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes in Ezra 4 are the same person, and that person is correctly identified by Josephus as Cambyses (530-522 BC)"".
"Present understanding of Ezra 4 seems to be that we have here a collection of examples of opposition to a nearly successful rebuilding of Jerusalem's city walls, probably around 448 B.C. The kings Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes are invariably taken to be Xerxes (486-465 B.C.) and Artaxerxes I (465-425 B.C.). This assessment, however overlooks severe difficulties which ware discussed. Suggests that Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes in Ezra 4 are the same person, and that person is correctly identified by Josephus as Cambyses (520-522 B.C.). The correspondence of chapter 4 consists of only one letter, bus several explanations or introductions have been given". Keywords: Jewish History: Old Testament Period |