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Assyria Breaks the Old World
How did Assyrian conquest reshape Judah’s religious world—and what could victory or defeat be taken to prove about Yahweh?
Part III — Gods and Kingdoms
What did Assyria change?
How did Assyrian conquest reshape Judah’s religious world—and what could victory or defeat be taken to prove about Yahweh?
Assyria destroyed Samaria, transformed Judah, and forced survivors to interpret catastrophe, survival, empire, and divine agency in new ways.
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