The Nubian Pharaohs impact on Biblical History.

EXISTENTIALIST MEETUP - Melbourne, Australia.

History of Religion - Our monthly online Meetup presentation.
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Early Religion: An Alternative History
What do the historians and archaeologists think of the veracity of religious legends? Legends are an amalgamation of history and mythology. But how much of each?

"THE NUBIAN PHARAOHS IMPACT ON BIBLICAL HISTORY."

When the Assyrian Emperor, Sargon II, was killed battling the Cimmerians in Anatolia in 705 BC, Egypt's Pharaoh Shabaka of the Nubian 25th Dynasty, decided to attempt to regain the 'New Kingdom', the old Egyptian Empire. He found an ally - King Hezekiah of Judea.

The new Assyrian Emperor, Sennacherib, defeated Egypt's northward advance and laid siege to Jerusalem. But the 'Angel of the Lord' visited and 185,000 besiegers lay dead. (2 Kings 19:35). The Assyrians fled.
However, the ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, suggested that it was probably the plague.

David Miller will present the topic and lead the discussion.

Background reading for those interested in doing so:

Wikipedia's entry on the Nubian 25th Dynasty of Egypt

Wikipedia's entry on the Neo-Assyrian Empire

"The Bible Unearthed" by Israel Finkelstein, Professor of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University and his historian colleague, Neil Asher Silberman.
YouTube Audiopedia summary of their book.

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