Sennacherib at the gates of Jerusalem : story, history and historiography
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Sennacherib at the gates of Jerusalem : story, history and historiography
（Culture and history of the ancient Near East / edited by B. Halpern ... [et al.], v. 71）
Brill, 2014
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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 over a thousand years. From Akkadian to Arabic, stories and legends about Sennacherib became the first vernacular tales of the imperial world. These essays address outstanding historical issues of the campaign and the sources, and press on to expose the stories' theological and cultural roles in inner-cultural dialogues, ethnic origin stories, and morality tales. This book is the first of its kind for readers seeking out historical and historiographic bridges between the ancient and late antique worlds.
"This work will undoubtedly serve as an important resource on the Assyrian attack on Jerusalem in 701..." Song-Mi Suzie Park,
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Horizons in Biblical Theology
Table of Contents
1. Isaac Kalimi & Seth Richardson Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem (701 B.C.E.): Story, History and Historiography: An Introduction
Part One: "I will defend this City to Save It"
2. Isaac Kalimi Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Chronicler's View Compared with his 'Biblical' Sources
3. Mordechai Cogan Cross-examining the Assyrian Witnesses to Sennacherib's Third Campaign: Assessing the Limits of Historical Reconstruction
4. David Ussishkin Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: The Archaeological Perspective with an Emphasis on Lachish and Jerusalem
5. Jeremy Pope Beyond the Broken Reed: Kushite Intervention and the Limits of l'histoire evenementielle
Part Two: "The Weapon of Assur"
6. Eckart Frahm Family Matters: Psychohistorical Reflections on Sennacherib and His Times
7. Mario Fales The Road to Judah: 701 B.C.E. in the Context of Sennacherib's Political-Military Strategy
8. Peter Dubovsky Sennacherib's Invasion of the Levant through the Eyes of Assyrian Intelligence Services
Part Three: Nachleben
9. Tawny Holm Memories of Sennacherib in Aramaic Tradition
10. Gerbern S. Oegema Sennacherib's Campaign and its Reception in the Time of the Second Temple
11. Rivka Ulmer Sennacherib in Midrashic and Related Literature: Inscribing History in Midrash
12. Joseph Verheyden The Devil in Person, The Devil in Disguise: Looking for King Sennacherib in Early Christian Literature
13. Seth Richardson The First 'World Event': Sennacherib at Jerusalem
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