postexilic
/ˌpoʊstɛɡˈzɪlɪk/
adjective
- Relating to the period after the Babylonian exile of the Jewish people (c. 6th century BCE).
- Postexilic Judaism saw the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- Scholars study postexilic texts to understand how Jewish identity changed.
- The postexilic books of the Bible include Ezra and Nehemiah.