The Fall of Samaria: An Historical and Archaeological Study (Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East,) [Hardcover]

Bob Becking (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004096337 | ISBN-13: 978-9004096332 | Publication Date: July 1992

2 Kings 17 narrates the fall of Samaria. The cuneiform inscriptions dealing with this event are prima facie contradictory: the conquest is ascribed to both Shalmaneser V and Sargon II. This work investigates the surmise of H. Tadmor that Samaria was conquered twice, and interprets events in their socio-historical framework. In the view of Bob Becking, Tadmor's assumption cannot be falsified, although his theory should be modified on the date of the first conquest: 723 BCE. The fall of Samaria can be interpreted as an inevitable result of the expansion of the Assyrian Empire in combination with internal strifes in Israel. Traces of deportation make it clear that deportees were treated as normal citizens.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'..".qualiti remarquable du travail de documentation fourni...Pour quiconque s'intiresse cette piriode de l'histoire, cet ouvrage est indiniablement une rifirence de premier ordre.'
Jean-Daniel Macchi, "Etudes Theologiques et Religieuses, 1993.
'..".eine gr]ndliche, nach den Quellen gearbeitete Studie...f]r jeden Leser einen gro_en Gewinn...'
S. Timm, "Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, 1994.
'..".provides a lively re-investigation of the double conquest hypothesis and amasses a rich bibliography...'
Jack N. Lawson, "BSOAS, 1993.
'"It is a work of major interest to specialists...the claim concerning refined understanding of the end of the Northern Kingdom is of interest to all biblical scholars.'
Roger S. Boraas, "Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994.
'..".a useful compendium of materials, secondary literature but most especially the collection of Neo-Assyrian and Babylonian texts that have some bearing on the subject.'
A.F. Rainey, "JSS, 1994.
'"Much information is usefully collected here and many sensible suggestions offered.'
A.R. Millard, "SOTS, 1993.
'"Die nicht nur im Methodischen vorbildliche Arbeit [...] ist ausgezeichnet dokumentiert und mit Stellenregistern versehen.'
M.K., "Zeitschrift f]r die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 1995.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 154 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers (July 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004096337
• ISBN-13: 978-9004096332
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,065,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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