Sennacherib at the gates of Jerusalem : story, history and historiography /

Sennacherib at the gates of Jerusalem : story, history and historiography /

Sennacherib and his ill-fated siege of Jerusalem fascinated the ancient world. Twelve scholars-in Hebrew Bible, Assyriology, archaeology, Egyptology, Classics, Aramaic, Rabbinic and Christian literatures-examine how and why the Sennacherib story was told and re-told in more than a dozen cultures for...

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Other Authors: Kalimi, Isaac., Richardson, Seth.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 71.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

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Sennacherib, > King of Assyria, > -681 B.C.
Jerusalem > History > Siege, 701 B.C.

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Call Number: DS73.83 .S45 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1. Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem-Story, History and Historiography: An Introduction /
  • Isaac Kalimi and Seth Richardson
  • 2. Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Chronicler's View Compared with His 'Biblical' Sources /
  • Isaac Kalimi
  • 3. Cross-examining the Assyrian Witnesses to Sennacherib's Third Campaign: Assessing the Limits of Historical Reconstruction /
  • Mordechai Cogan
  • 4. Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Archaeological Perspective with an Emphasis on Lachish and Jerusalem /
  • David Ussishkin
  • 5. Beyond the Broken Reed: Kushite Intervention and the Limits of l'histoire événementielle /
  • Jeremy Pope
  • 6. Family Matters: Psychohistorical Reflections on Sennacherib and His Times /
  • Eckart Frahm
  • 7. The Road to Judah: 701 bornc.e. in the Context of Sennacherib's Political-Military Strategy /
  • Frederick Mario Fales
  • 8. Sennacherib's Invasion of the Levant through the Eyes of Assyrian Intelligence Services /
  • Peter Dubovský
  • 9. Memories of Sennacherib in Aramaic Tradition /
  • Tawny L Holm
  • 10. Sennacherib's Campaign and its Reception in the Time of the Second Temple /
  • Gerbern S. Oegema
  • 11. Sennacherib in Midrashic and Related Literature: Inscribing History in Midrash /
  • Rivka Ulmer
  • 12. The Devil in Person, the Devil in Disguise: Looking for King Sennacherib in Early Christian Literature /
  • Joseph Verheyden
  • 13. The First "World Event": Sennacherib at Jerusalem /
  • Seth Richardson
  • Index of Topics
  • Index of Key Terms
  • Index of Sources and Compositions
  • Index of Modern Authors.