Book contents
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- 1 Abraham and Sarah
- 2 Miriam
- 3 Deborah
- 4 King David
- 5 Ahab and Jezebel
- 6 Jehu and Elisha
- 7 Hezekiah and Isaiah
- 8 Josiah and Huldah
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
7 - Hezekiah and Isaiah
Putting Judah on the Map
from Part I - The Rise and Fall
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
- Why the Bible Began
- Why the Bible Began
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise and Fall
- 1 Abraham and Sarah
- 2 Miriam
- 3 Deborah
- 4 King David
- 5 Ahab and Jezebel
- 6 Jehu and Elisha
- 7 Hezekiah and Isaiah
- 8 Josiah and Huldah
- Part II Admitting Defeat
- Part III A New Narrative
- Part IV A People of Protest
- Subject Index
- Scholars Cited
- Biblical References
- References
Summary
These lines are from the poem that the English poet and peer Lord Byron published in his Hebrew Melodies from 1815. What inspired this unusual treatment of an Assyrian monarch was Byron’s interest in the Middle East (he died helping Greece in its war with the Ottoman Empire), his interest in Jewish emancipation, and the biblical account of Assyria’s assault on ancient Judah.
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- Why the Bible BeganAn Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins, pp. 101 - 118Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023