Sennacherib and the War of 1812 - Disputed Victory in Assyrian Campaign of 701 BCE in Light of

Zusatztext Navigates the intricate issue of conflicting claims of victory with expertise and offers fresh insights that will undoubtedly shape future research in this field. Informationen zum Autor Paul S. Evans is Associate Professor of Old Testament, McMaster Divinity College Vorwort Examines the war between Assyria and Judah in 701 BCE in comparison with the war of 1812 between Canada and the USA. Zusammenfassung This volume investigates the question of how both Assyria and Judah could remember the war of 701 BCE as their respective victory. Whilst surveying available evidences for historical reconstructions, Paul S. Evans compares the Sennacherib’s Third Campaign with the War of 1812 between Canada and the USA as an example of disputed victory from military history. Evans examines Assyrian and biblical texts to evaluate the conflict and argues that rather than being intentionally deceptive in their accounts of the events, both sides had reasons to perceive the war as a victory. This examination of military narratives also illustrates how the fluctuating support for wartime leaders in 1812 is analogous to positive and negative oracles regarding Jerusalem’s leadership during the war years. With differing opinions regarding the success of the Sennacherib’s Third Campaign, this book presents an interesting discussion of the events and demonstrates how our understanding of the war between Assyria and Judah can be illuminated by military history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. Archaeological Evidence 2. Assyrian Texts 3. Biblical Narrative Accounts 4. Prophetic Texts from the Book of Isaiah 5. Disputed Victory in the War of 1812 6. Disputed Victory in the War of 701 7. Scholarly Assessments of Hezekiah and his Rebellion 8. Conclusions Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Paul S. (McMaster Divinity College Evans, Paul S Evans, Paul S. Evans
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.02.2023
• EAN: 9780567708960
• ISBN: 978-0-567-70896-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; military history, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, BCE to c 500 CE, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Ancient warfare, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Assyria, Assyrian Empires, Old Testaments, c 1000 to c 500 BCE