Diana Edelman, "The Origins of the 'Second' Temple: Persian Imperial Policy and the Rebuilding of Jerusalem (Bibleworld)"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 1845530179 | PDF | 440 pages | 4.5 MB
Darius I, King of Persia, claims to have accomplished many deeds in the early years of his reign, but was one of them the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem? The editor who added the date to the books of Haggai and Zechariah thought so, and the author of Ezra 1-6 then relied on his dates when writing his account of the rebuilding process.