Appeals for Military Intervention: Stories from Zinjirli and the Bible
Iron Age Syrian inscriptions and various biblical stories reference an ancient military strategy used by Near Eastern kings who were threatened by a more powerful neighbor: They bid a yet more formidable king to the rescue. Examining the literary dynamics of these accounts discloses that the royal i...
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Scholars Press
1996
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1996, Volume: 59, Issue: 4, Pages: 213-224 |
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