In recent years the impact of Assyriology on Biblical studies and the knowledge of the history of ancient Israel has become more and more evident. Thanks to Assyriology the reconstructions of the history of Israel in the period of the First Temple are much fuller and more comprehensive than before. The same is true in regard to the very roots and nature of many books included in the Hebrew Bible. The up-to-date results of the cooperation of Biblical scholars and Assyriologists lead us to the conclusion that in the 7th century B.C. there existed a strong and fruitful Israelite diaspora in Assyria. Because information on its existence, influence and outcome are consequently scanty in the Bible (damnatio memoriae), so Assyriology helps to gain a new knowledge about it and to assess its impact on the religion of ancient Israel.
Keywords:
Assyriology, Biblical scholarship, Israelite diaspora in Assyria, professor Stefan Zawadzki
Chrostowski, W. (2017). The Assyrian Diaspora of Israelites as a Challenge for Biblical Scholarship and Assyriology. Collectanea Theologica, 86(3), 5–26. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2016.86.3.01
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2016.86.3.01
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