1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This episode I explore the emergence of Assyria as the world's first proper empire, with all of the impressive achievements and horrifying consequences this implies, as Israel descends into the chaos of a series of coups. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/BibleLorePodcast Bibliography:&amp;nbsp; Finkelstein &amp;amp; Silberman - ‘The Bible Unearthed’;&amp;nbsp; Mario Liverani - ‘Israel’s History and the History of Israel’;&amp;nbsp; Amanda Podany - ‘Weavers, Scribes, and Kings’;&amp;nbsp; Eckart Frahm - ‘Assyria’;&amp;nbsp; Christian Frevel - ‘History of Ancient Israel’;&amp;nbsp; Mario Liverani - ‘Israel’s History and the History of Israel’;&amp;nbsp; Robert Alter - ‘The Hebrew Bible: A Translation With Commentary’;&amp;nbsp; Berlin, Brettler, Fishbane, et al - ‘The Jewish Study Bible’; &amp;nbsp; The Bible Lore Podcast https://sites.libsyn.com/555537 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36683325/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/188693935