The Assyrian Eponym Canon: Translations and Chronological Evidence: Assyrian and Jewish Kingdoms

Unlock the timeline of ancient empires with a scholarly map of Assyria’s eponym canon. This book gathers the key contemporary documents to help you estimate dates for the kings of Judah and Israel. It shows how new inscriptions reshaped chronology and why scholars disagree on earlier timelines, offering a clear view of the debate and the evidence behind it. In a careful, methodical style, the work presents how dates were established, what changes the Assyrian canon introduced, and how different scholars have interpreted the data. It highlights the influence of discoveries in the cuneiform inscriptions and explains how this edition analyzes how dates were adjusted over time. The material is presented to help students and readers understand the logic behind chronological conclusions without getting lost in speculation. - See how the Assyrian eponym canon reshaped biblical chronology. - Learn which researchers shaped views on dates and how their conclusions differ. - Understand the kinds of evidence used to align events across Assyria, Palestine, and Hebrew history. - Discover how later editors treated sources and revised timelines. Ideal for readers of historical chronology, Assyriology, and biblical history who want a grounded, documentary approach to ancient timelines, and for students seeking a reliable framework for the period of the Jewish kings. Read more