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.
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Disputed Victory in the Assyrian Campaign of 701 BCE in Light of Military History
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780567708977
Publisert
2022
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Vendor
Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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