Archaeology · 11 · Haggai
The Cyrus Cylinder isn't about the Jews
The Cyrus Cylinder in the British Museum is often thought to free Judean exiles. It's actually concerned with the temple of Marduk.
A famous artifact, often misread.
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Persia did reverse Babylonian policies and was generally tolerant, but the biblical Cyrus edict is likely a Judean composition.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 178–179
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