The appearance of a review years after the publication of the books in question may be odd, but can be justified by the nature of the books and the issues they raise. P. Bedford's Temple Restoration in Achaemenid Judah and J. Schaper's Priester und Leviten im achamenidischen Juda discuss Persian and Jewish motivations for the return to Jerusalem and for rebuilding the temple to YHWH there. They express views that differ from those of one another and from my own.
Bedford asks who built the second temple, when, and why, whereas Shaper concentrates on the history of the relationship, or as he interprets it, the rivalry, between the priests and the Levites in Achaemenid Judah. ...