The Fall of Jerusalem: Who Was to Blame?
In ancient literary accounts detailing the falls of great cities, the question of where to assign blame typically emerges. Different authors offered different reasons why the gods would allow their city to be conquered. A brief review of this millennia-long historiographic tradition—from ancient Mes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2025, Volume: 51, Issue: 3 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 2. 11-12
/ Bible. Könige 1. 11
/ Bible. Samuel 2. 7
/ Bible. Ezra 4
/ Bible. Nehemia 1,4-11
/ Overthrow (Politics)
/ Jerusalem
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | In ancient literary accounts detailing the falls of great cities, the question of where to assign blame typically emerges. Different authors offered different reasons why the gods would allow their city to be conquered. A brief review of this millennia-long historiographic tradition—from ancient Mesopotamia to Homeric Greece—highlights the unique approach of the biblical authors in […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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