Ancient Israel

How Did the Bible Come to Be?

In this opening lecture will consider not only How the Bible came to be, but also the different ideas people hold about the Bible, what constitutes an important book and how these lists (the canon) came to be. This was part of the Telling Biblical Tales DVD.

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Sennacherib’s Campaign on Lachish: What We Have Learned from Archaeology

In B.C.E Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, invaded Judah and brought to an end the revolt against Assyria led by Hezekiah, the king of Judah. Sennacherib turned first to Lachish, conquered and destroyed it, and from there he sent an expeditionary force to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was not attacked, and Hezekiah surrendered and became an […]

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