Nahum's Representation of and Response to Neo-Assyria: Imperialism as a Multifaceted Point of Contact in Nahum

Using an intertextual approach that focuses on the multifaceted transmission of concepts in addition to textual transmission of discrete points of ideology, this article examines how the biblical book of Nahum presents the Assyrian Empire and how it responds to it. While Nahum's categories near...

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Main Author: Timmer, Daniel C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Eisenbrauns 2014
In: Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2014, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 349-362
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Using an intertextual approach that focuses on the multifaceted transmission of concepts in addition to textual transmission of discrete points of ideology, this article examines how the biblical book of Nahum presents the Assyrian Empire and how it responds to it. While Nahum's categories nearly mirror those of the relevant Neo-Assyrian sources, the response Nahum formulates to Assyrian imperialism is radically different from the militarily-driven project of world domination whose influence Nahum's author so keenly felt. The nature of Nahum's reaction to Assyria also distinguishes it from some other responses to non-Israelite nations in the HB/OT.
ISSN:2576-0998
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/26371181