Neo-Assyrian Empire

contended with Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians and later the Persian Empire, after 900 B.C.E. Tyre turned its attention westward and established colonies on Cyprus, and merchants were mentioned in Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey around 700 B.C.E., more settlements formed a Phoenician triangle which controlled passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean and the islands of Sicily and Malta off the coast of Italy, Tyre remained in power until 701 B.C.E. when it fell to the Assyrians, allowing Sidon

three elements of author, text, and reader to view the biblical books as narratives. While using the narrative criticism, I will be exploring the significance of Nineveh, also known as “sin city,” and the role it plays being the capital of the neo-Assyrian empire in the late seventh century B.C.E. I will also be exploring how God’s mercy on the city had a negative impact of Jonah’s personal emotions because he does not view the Ninevites as God’s

because there were more valuable trading goods and more people to trade amongst. Carthage, a large city with a large population of different types of people, had authority over the middle section of the Mediterranean. Carthage, ruled over part of the empire indirectly, while other communities were left to be independent on their own. Greek and Roman writers were captivated by the beliefs and sacrifices of the

Nimrud (Kalhu) was a Neo-Assyrian city established as the new capital of Assyria by King Ashurnasirpal II, who reigned from 883 BC to 859 BC (Gates, 170; The Banquet Inscription of Ashurnasirpal II). In Ashurnasirpal’s campaign of territorial expansion of the Assyrian empire, he expressed his political power by establishing the capital of Nimrud (The Banquet Inscription of Ashurnasirpal II). In his 24 years as King of Assyria, Ashurnasirpal II carried out numerous construction projects of temples

Kingdom that was under control by David and Solomon in the tenth century B.C.E. The sons of Solomon couldn’t get along so they split the kingdom into two parts which would be Israel in the north and Judah, in the south. Because of the split, the great empires brought disaster to

1. The time when iron was beginning to be used primarily for making tools is referred to as the Iron Age. 2. The Hittites were the most daunting society in Western Asia, known for their leading authority in Antonia during 1700 B.C.E. to 1200 B.C.E. 3. Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt from 1473 B.C.E. to 1458 B.C.E. She is known for her search of myrrh, and when she died, her name was removed from all the recorded in opposition to a woman ruler. 4. The ruler of Egypt noted for his monotheism religious

Every ancient civilization has had some measure of an impact on today’s world. Without these cultures, no civilization would be what it is today. They impact our politics, scientific research, our social status, our morals, and the religions we practice. Some of the most influential of these ancient cultures were that of the Greeks, Chinese, Indians, Israelites, and the Persians, all having the greatest and longest lasting impacts. However, of these civilizations the philosophical and religious teachings

putting an end to the independent Kingdom of Judah. 10. Exilic period (587BC-538 BC) The kingdom of Judah was a client state of the powerful Assyrian empire. Assyria was overthrown by Babylon, an Assyrian province with a history of former glory in its own right. Egypt, fearing the sudden rise of the Neo-Babylonian empire, seized control of Assyrian territory up to the Euphrates river in Syria, but Babylon counter-attacked and in the process Josiah, the king of Judah, was killed. Judah became

AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TOWN CAMPUS NAME: NJIHIA MARK ADM NO: 12S03ABT003 DEPARTMENT: UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSES COURSE: UCC 105 OLD TESTAMENT LECTURER: Dr. THUO TASK: DESCRIBE THE HISTORY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT DUE DATE: 28th January, 2013 Introduction The Old Testament was written over a wide historical period, it describes the relationship of God and the people of Israel before the coming of Jesus. To make it easy to explain the history in the Old Testament, I have seen

AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TOWN CAMPUS NAME: NJIHIA MARK ADM NO: 12S03ABT003 DEPARTMENT: UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSES COURSE: UCC 105 OLD TESTAMENT LECTURER: Dr. THUO TASK: DESCRIBE THE HISTORY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT DUE DATE: 28th January, 2013 Introduction The Old Testament was written over a wide historical period, it describes the relationship of God and the people of Israel before the coming of Jesus. To make it easy to explain the history in the Old Testament, I have seen