Carchemish in Near Eastern historiography and in the Old Testament

dc.contributor.author	Seidl, Theodor
dc.date.accessioned	2010-02-22T07:17:12Z
dc.date.available	2010-02-22T07:17:12Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.description.abstract	The goal of this article is to show how the three Old Testament texts mentioning Carchemish (Isa 10:9; Jer 46:2; 2 Chr 35:20) treat and reflect the historical event of the battle of Carchemish in 605 B.C.E. which totally changed the political landscape in the Ancient Near East. The article begins with a short introduction to the history of Carchemish in the last three millennia B.C.E. followed by a discussion of the three references to Carchemish in the Old Testament. The article concludes with some methodical reflections on Carchemish's textual attestation and how the Old Testament authors used, preserved and transformed historical facts and dates.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Seidl, T 2009, 'Carchemish in Near Eastern historiography and in the Old Testament', Old Testament Essays, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 646-661. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.html]	en
dc.identifier.issn	1010-9919
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13146
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en
dc.rights	Old Testament Society of South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Carchemish (Extinct city) -- History	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Historiography	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Middle East -- Historiography	en
dc.title	Carchemish in Near Eastern historiography and in the Old Testament	en
dc.type	Article	en