An incomparable interdisciplinary study of the history of Judah

Experts from a variety of disciplines examine the history of Judah during the seventh century BCE, the last century of the kingdom’s existence. This important era is well defined historically and archaeologically beginning with the destruction layers left behind by Sennacherib’s Assyrian campaign (701 BCE) and ending with levels of destruction resulting from Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian campaign (588-586 BCE). Eleven essays develop the current ongoing discussion about Judah during this period and extend the debate to include further important insights in the fields of archaeology, history, cult, and the interpretation of Old Testament texts.

Features

• A new chronological frame for the Iron Age IIB-IIC


• Close examinations of archaeology, texts, and traditions related to the reigns of Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Josiah


• An evaluation of the religious, cultic, and political landscape
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Filip Čapek is Associate Professor at the Department of Old Testament Studies of Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague, and Researcher of the Centre of Biblical Studies of Czech Academy of Sciences. He is author of Archeologie, dějiny a utváření identity starověkého Izraele (2018). He coordinates Czech participation in the Tel Moza Excavation Project and in The Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition.