Format:
Online-Ressource (560 p)
ISBN:
9789004265615
Series Statement:
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East
Content:
In Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem, twelve scholars of the ancient world examine the histories, myths, and tales that formed around the Assyrian campaign of 701 B.C.E. over the course of more than a millennium of re-tellings
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; The Contributors; Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem-Story, History and Historiography: An Introduction; Part One I Will Defend this City to Save It; Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Chronicler's View Compared with His 'Biblical' Sources; Cross-examining the Assyrian Witnesses to Sennacherib's Third Campaign: Assessing the Limits of Historical Reconstruction; Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Archaeological Perspective with an Emphasis on Lachish and Jerusalem; Beyond the Broken Reed: Kushite Intervention and the Limits of l'histoire événementielle
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Part Two The Weapon of AššurFamily Matters: Psychohistorical Reflections on Sennacherib and His Times; The Road to Judah: 701 B.C.E. in the Context of Sennacherib's Political-Military Strategy; Sennacherib's Invasion of the Levant through the Eyes of Assyrian Intelligence Services; Part Three After Life; Memories of Sennacherib in Aramaic Tradition; Sennacherib's Campaign and its Reception in the Time of the Second Temple; Sennacherib in Midrashic and Related Literature: Inscribing History in Midrash
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The Devil in Person, the Devil in Disguise: Looking for King Sennacherib in Early Christian LiteratureThe First "World Event": Sennacherib at Jerusalem; Index of Topics; Index of Key Terms; Index of Sources and Compositions; Index of Modern Authors
Additional Edition:
9789004265622
Additional Edition:
9789004265615
Additional Edition:
Print version Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem : Story, History and Historiography
Language:
English
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