Nahum and the greek tradition on Nineveh's fall
Greek tradition does not provide consistent and reliable evidence that an unusual inundation contributed to the fall of Nineveh. The Babylonian chronicles do not mention such an extraordinary event nor have archaeological excavations at Nineveh produced any evidence in support of such notion. Nineve...
| Auteur principal: | |
|---|---|
| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publié: |
2006
|
| Dans: |
The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Année: 2006, Volume: 6, Pages: 2-16 |
| Classifications IxTheo: | BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien HB Ancien Testament HH Archéologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Ninive
B Bibel. Nahum B Xenophon (430 avant J.-C.-354 avant J.-C.) B Diodorus Siculus |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Résumé: | Greek tradition does not provide consistent and reliable evidence that an unusual inundation contributed to the fall of Nineveh. The Babylonian chronicles do not mention such an extraordinary event nor have archaeological excavations at Nineveh produced any evidence in support of such notion. Nineveh's topography precludes the possibility of significant flooding by the Khosr canal. The various verses in Nahum that have been construed as supporting flooding in Nineveh find a reasonable figurative interpretation within a contextual scheme that does not involve flooding. The notion that Nineveh was captured through flooding should be discarded. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2006.v6.a8 |
