Contents

The Contributors

Sennacherib at the Gates of Jerusalem—Story, History and Historiography: An Introduction

Part One I Will Defend this City to Save It

Sennacherib’s Campaign to Judah: The Chronicler’s View Compared with His ‘Biblical’ Sources

Cross-examining the Assyrian Witnesses to Sennacherib’s Third Campaign: Assessing the Limits of Historical Reconstruction

Sennacherib’s Campaign to Judah: The Archaeological Perspective with an Emphasis on Lachish and Jerusalem

Beyond the Broken Reed: Kushite Intervention and the Limits of l’histoire événementielle

Part Two The Weapon of Aššur

Family Matters: Psychohistorical Reflections on Sennacherib and His Times

The Road to Judah: 701 B.C.E. in the Context of Sennacherib’s Political-Military Strategy

Sennacherib’s Invasion of the Levant through the Eyes of Assyrian Intelligence Services

Part Three After Life

Memories of Sennacherib in Aramaic Tradition

Sennacherib’s Campaign and its Reception in the Time of the Second Temple

Sennacherib in Midrashic and Related Literature: Inscribing History in Midrash

The Devil in Person, the Devil in Disguise: Looking for King Sennacherib in Early Christian Literature

The First “World Event”: Sennacherib at Jerusalem

Index of Topics

Index of Key Terms

Index of Sources and Compositions

Index of Modern Authors