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- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Problems in Isaiah 36–37
- 2 Previous Solutions
- 3 A New Historical-Critical Solution
- 4 Source BI
- 5 The Political Events in the Eighth Century BCE and the Results of the 701 BCE Campaign
- 6 Source BII
- 7 The Historical Background of Source BII (683–671 BCE)
- 8 The BIII Strand
- 9 The Babylonian Period
- 10 The Question of the Priority of Isaiah 36–37 vs. 2 Kings 18:13–19:37
- 11 Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
- 12 The Present Location of Isaiah 36–39 in the Book of Isaiah and the Formation of the Book
- 13 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
- 14 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix – Biblical Texts
- Bibliography
- Index to Biblical Passages Cited
- Index of Geographic Names and Peoples
- Index of Names
13 - 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2020
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series
- Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Problems in Isaiah 36–37
- 2 Previous Solutions
- 3 A New Historical-Critical Solution
- 4 Source BI
- 5 The Political Events in the Eighth Century BCE and the Results of the 701 BCE Campaign
- 6 Source BII
- 7 The Historical Background of Source BII (683–671 BCE)
- 8 The BIII Strand
- 9 The Babylonian Period
- 10 The Question of the Priority of Isaiah 36–37 vs. 2 Kings 18:13–19:37
- 11 Isaiah 36–37 and Their Location in the Literary Unit Isaiah 36–39
- 12 The Present Location of Isaiah 36–39 in the Book of Isaiah and the Formation of the Book
- 13 2 Chronicles 32 and Its Relation to Isaiah 36–37
- 14 Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix – Biblical Texts
- Bibliography
- Index to Biblical Passages Cited
- Index of Geographic Names and Peoples
- Index of Names
Summary
The description of Sennacherib’s campaign against Jerusalem in the book of Chronicles is dependent on the version of the Isaiah account (Isa 36–37) but differs considerably from the narratives in 2 Kgs and Isaiah. It is but only one-third of the length of the Isaiah account. On the other hand, the author incorporates new material that does not originate in the Hezekiah–Sennacherib narrative.
The editor of Chronicles drew his information from sources, which were not included in Isaiah or 2 Kings. He added to these his theological perspective. As for the material which resembles the narrative in Isaiah and Kings, the Chronicler used material from the book of Isaiah, and heavily condensed it. Source A is absent; BI is represented only by two verses (Isa 36:19–20); Isaiah’s role (and the role of the other minor actors in the narrative) is greatly diminished. The end of the narrative incorporates information about the defeat of Assyria, the murder of Sennacherib; however, in a completely different phrasing from the BII version. On the other hand, the Chronicler heavily relied on a draft of the BIII version.
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- Sennacherib's Campaign against JudahA Source Analysis of Isaiah 36-37, pp. 271 - 287Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020