Theology
Reformen im Alten Orient und der Antike
Programme, Darstellungen und Deutungen
Hrsg. v. Ernst-Joachim Waschke u. Mitw. v. Johannes Thon
[Reforms in the Ancient Near East and in Antiquity. Programs, Depictions and Interpretations.]
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The contributors to this volume provide a critical analysis of historical events and processes for which scholars use the term »reform.«. This is done by problematizing the term itself and by describing the backgrounds of selected reforms in antiquity, their stylization and the history of their reception. Beginning with Tutankhamen's restoration as a counter-reaction to Echnaton's reform, the authors deal with reform processes in Greek and Roman antiquity and the processes of transformation in Middle Eastern Oriental societies, using Uruk and Yehud in the Persian era as examples. Those articles related specifically to the Old Testament range from the question of Deuteronomy as a reform program to the description of the reforms of Ezekiel, Esdras and Nehemiah. In conclusion, the authors deal with the figure of Esdras as a reformer in classical Jewish literature.Survey of contents
Ernst-Joachim Waschke: Einleitung – Lutz Popko: Die Restauration des Tutanchamun als Reaktion auf Echnaton – Burkhard Meißner: Reformen in der griechisch-römischen Antike? – Udo Rüterswörden: Das Deuteronomium als Reformprogramm? – Angelika Berlejung: Innovation als Restauration in Uruk und Jehud. Überlegungen zu Transformationsprozessen in vorderorientalischen Gesellschaften – Thomas Willi: Reformen in Jehud im 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. – Esra oder Nehemia? – Benjamin Ziemer: Die Reform Hiskias nach der Chronik. Ein Blick in die Arbeitsweise eines antiken Religionsgeschichtlers – Giuseppe Veltri: Esra als »Reformator« in der klassischen Literatur des Judentums