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Persia and the Bible

The Ancients

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The Importance of God in the History of Babylon

In both cases if we're talking about ancient Persia there is a very real admiration for the Persians. In contrast to what we get in the Greek sources of course you know in the Hebrew Bible the Persians are good guys. There's a very problematic ninth chapter in the Hebrew Esther which has all the hallmarks of guerrilla warfare turning against your enemies.

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