TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yamauchi,Edwin M.
AU  - Wiseman,D.J.
TI  - Persia and the Bible
SN  - 0801098998
AV  - BS680.I65 Y35 1990
PY  - 1990///]
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Baker Book House
KW  - Bible
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Excavations (Archaeology)
KW  - Iran
KW  - In the Bible
KW  - History
KW  - To 640
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-547) and indexes; The Medes -- Cyrus -- Cambyses -- Darius -- Xerxes -- Artaxerxes I -- Susa -- Ecbatana -- Pasargadae -- Persepolis -- Persia and the Greeks -- Zoroastrianism -- The Magi -- Mithraism
N2  - "Incorporating the latest archaeological information from Iran, the author paints an incisive portrait of Persia's role in Old Testament history. He analyzes the peoples who constituted the old Persian confederation as well as the important cities (e.g. Susa, Pasargadae, Persepolis) and kings (e.g. Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes) who played a dominant role in the Achaemenian era"--Jacket
ER  -