Abstract
Sennacherib’s third campaign is one of the more thoroughly inves- tigated events that intersects with biblical history. The fact that there are three biblical narratives (2 Kgs 18–19; Isa 36–37; 2 Chr 32) concerned with the Assyrian campaign against Judah under- scores its obvious importance to the biblical writers. The existence of multiple copies of Assyrian annals that refer to these events, as well as the “Lachish reliefs” pictorially depicting the Assyrian siege and sacking of the Judahite city during the same campaign, likely explains why the events have captured the imagination of biblical scholars and historians alike.1 Some of the chief debates concerning
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Sennacherib’s third campaign is one of the more thoroughly investigated events that intersects with biblical history
I take responsibility for the final form of this paper, I would like to thank the participants in the historiography seminar for their helpful comments, and in particular John Van
Some have recently suggested that the reason that there is no unanimity or consensus regarding the historical reconstruction of Sennacherib’s invasion into Judah—and Sennacherib’s return to Nineveh without capturing Jerusalem—is racial bias. They argue that, due to anti-African racial bias, scholars have failed to acknowledge that the Cushites rescued Jerusalem from Sennacherib in 701 BCE
Summary
Sennacherib’s third campaign is one of the more thoroughly investigated events that intersects with biblical history. Central to these debates has been the assessment of the various available sources and arguments for and against their trustworthiness or verisimilitude. Some have recently suggested that the reason that there is no unanimity or consensus regarding the historical reconstruction of Sennacherib’s invasion into Judah—and Sennacherib’s return to Nineveh without capturing Jerusalem—is racial bias They argue that, due to anti-African racial bias, scholars have failed to acknowledge that the Cushites rescued Jerusalem from Sennacherib in 701 BCE. Each of these points will be dealt with in turn, though the theory is dependent on how the different arguments hang together as a linear whole (so that refuting one premise invalidates the subsequent premise)
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