{"product_id":"since-babylon-paperback","title":"Since Babylon: A Window on Israel from the Silent Years to 70 CE - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen P. Stouffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristians believe the Jews' Old Testament narrative is God's means of introducing himself to humanity. However, a lengthy gap occurs in the Jews' biblical story, from the end of their Babylonian captivity in Ezra and Nehemiah's day until they resurface in the New Testament. This book offers an account of the Jews' history during this period--the silent years--giving attention to Hellenism's impact. The silent years end with Herod's death, but leaving the story there would disregard the fact that Israel was then at the height of its splendor since David and Solomon's time. For completeness, the study continues into the first century CE, exploring how Israel fared under the Romans who governed Judea until the nation's collapse in the First Roman War. Stouffer finds relevance for today's believers in the Jews' silent years experience. The challenge for Second Temple Jews was Hellenism. Contemporary Christians contend with Postmodernism. Knowing of the Jews' silent years history may be instructive for twenty-first-century believers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen P. Stouffer is professor of history (retired) at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Light of Nature and the Law of God: Antislavery in Ontario 1833-1877 \u003c\/i\u003e(1992).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120204583047,"sku":"9781666732146","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/since-babylon-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}