The Persepolis reliefs (c. 515 B.C.E.) reveal the Persian Empire’s divine kingship ideology and illuminate the biblical world of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Daniel.
The Persepolis Reliefs — c. 515 B.C.E.
The Persian Empire And The Building Of The Second Temple
From Babylon’s fall to Darius’s decree, Jehovah rebuilt His House in Zion through Cyrus’s edict, prophetic preaching, and faithful leaders in Yehud.
Xerxes, King of Persia: A Historical and Biblical Examination of the Achaemenid Monarch
Xerxes I, identified as Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther, reigned over Persia from 486–465 B.C.E., a period verified by archaeology and biblical chronology.
