| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 262 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Family Tree of Assyrian Kings; Introduction; PART I. THE BACKGROUND IN ASSYRIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE; 1. Kings Sargon and Sennacherib, Father and Son; 2. Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, Son and Grandson of Sennacherib; 3. Troubles in Babylon and Retribution in Susa; 4. Dissemination in Palestine and Egypt; 5. Some Literature and Its Genres; 6. Ishtar-of-Nineveh and her Feasts; PART II. TRANSITION TO A JEWISH STORY; 7. Assyrian Words, Phrases, and Customs in the Hebrew Book of Esther. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Esther -- History.
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Bible. Esther. |
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History. |
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Bible. Esther -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History of contemporary events. |
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Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D.
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Jews. |
| Chronological Term |
To 70 A.D |
| Subject |
Assyria -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dalley, Stephanie. Esther's revenge at Susa. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 (DLC) 2007032486 |
| ISBN |
0191527122 (electronic book) |
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9780191527128 (electronic book) |
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1281149578 |
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9781281149572 |
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0199216630 (Cloth) |
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9780199216635 (hardback) |
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