How Long to Read The Origins of the 'Second' Temple

How Long Does it Take to Read The Origins of the 'Second' Temple?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 20 minutes to read The Origins of the 'Second' Temple by Diana Vikander Edelman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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. The genealogical information contained in the book of Nehemiah, however, suggests otherwise; it indicates that Zerubbabel and Nehemiah were either contemporaries, or a generation apart in age, not some 65 years apart. Thus, either Zerubabbel and the temple rebuilding needs to be moved to the reign of Artaxerxes I, or Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the city walls needs to be moved to the reign of Darius I. In this ground-breaking volume, the argument is made that the temple was built during the reign of Artaxerxes I. The editor of Haggai and Zechariah mistakenly set the event under Darius I because he was influenced by both a desire to show the fulfillment of inherited prophecy and by Darius widely circulated autobiography of his rise to power. In light of the settlement patterns in Yehud during the Persian period, it is proposed that Artaxerxes I instituted a master plan to incorporate Yehud into the Persian road, postal, and military systems. The rebuilding of the temple was a minor part of the larger plan that provided soldiers stationed in the fortress in Jerusalem and civilians living in the new provincial seat with a place to worship their native god while also providing a place to store taxes and monies collected on behalf of the Persian administration.

How long is The Origins of the 'Second' Temple?

The Origins of the 'Second' Temple by Diana Vikander Edelman is 440 pages long, and a total of 110,000 words.

This makes it 148% the length of the average book. It also has 134% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Origins of the 'Second' Temple Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 1 minute to read The Origins of the 'Second' Temple aloud.

What Reading Level is The Origins of the 'Second' Temple?

The Origins of the 'Second' Temple is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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