Nebuchadrezzar and Babylon: The Schweich Lectures of The British Academy 1983 (Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology) - Softcover

Wiseman, D. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0197261000 ISBN 13: 9780197261002

Publisher: The British Academy, 1991

Synopsis

This new examination of the region of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon (605-562 BC) includes revised interpretations of the Babylonian Chronicles for his reign, especially for the years of the campaigns against the West and the capture of Jerusalem. Excavations at Babylon are used to give a view of the city in Neo-Babylonian times, including the royal `Hanging Gardens' and the ziggurat. The varied literary genres current in this city of learning in the sixth century BC (including dreams and prophecies) and the role of hostages, exiles, and prisoners of war are used to throw light on the life of the Jewish exiles there. An assessment of the character of Nebuchadrezzar as a military and political leader, religious devotee and legal administrator is attempted on the basis of textual evidence.

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Review

`Wiseman provides an interesting and accessible survey of the reign of this major historical figure.'Classical World

`Altogether a vivid and up-to-date account of life in Daniel's Babylon as revealed by latest researches'. Bible Study Monthly

'This paperback reprint should extend the readership of an already popular volume.'A.G. Auld'

Edition details

• Publisher: The British Academy
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197261000
• ISBN 13: 9780197261002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160