An Interview with Prof. Israel Finkelstein - part 7 - Decline of Jerusalem in the Persian Period

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Thank you. A very noteworthy and thoughtful series of videos.

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Question: if there is little population in Judea during the Persian period, why the letter from Elephantine to the temple in Jerusalem? If there was a temple in Jerusalem of any significance, how was it financed, and more importantly protected, while there was not much population in Judea to support the temple?