The Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem as a Symbol?: New Archaeological Evidence of the Babylonian Conquest

New excavation areas unearthed in Jerusalem in the last decade provide an oppor- tunity to reexamine the event of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the interpretation of the archaeological evidence it left behind. In this article I present evidence for destruction from two new sites locate...

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Main Author: Shalom, Nitsan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Year: 2023, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 85-107
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Destruction / Symbol / Accounts receivable loans / Jerusalem / Babylon
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
HH Archaeology
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Summary:New excavation areas unearthed in Jerusalem in the last decade provide an oppor- tunity to reexamine the event of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the interpretation of the archaeological evidence it left behind. In this article I present evidence for destruction from two new sites located in Ancient Jerusalem, highlight- ing the questions raised by it regarding the nature of the destruction. I then survey the evidence for the destruction published from past excavations and show that it suggests that the city's destruction was partial and selective rather than a complete devastation, as previously reconstructed.
ISSN:2192-2284
Contains:Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2023-0007