Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah: New Studies (Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East)

In 701 BC the Assyrian king Sennacherib launched his campaign against Judah. This event has been recorded in the Hebrew Bible and, as a consequence, has decisively influenced Jewish and Christian thought. This text brings together both Biblical and Assyrian, sources on the campaign. Part of these abundant Assyrian materials are modern offering a different insight on the event itself. A second majr result of this study lies in the carefully supported interpretations of some "Isaiah Chronicles", and of both the "Assyrian and Biblical Narratives" of Sennacherib's campaign.