{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 16: Empire","description":"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 - \u2018The Bible Unearthed\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Mario Liverani - \u2018Israel\u2019s History and the History of Israel\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Amanda Podany - \u2018Weavers, Scribes, and Kings\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Eckart Frahm - \u2018Assyria\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Christian Frevel - \u2018History of Ancient Israel\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Mario Liverani - \u2018Israel\u2019s History and the History of Israel\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Robert Alter - \u2018The Hebrew Bible: A Translation With Commentary\u2019;&amp;nbsp; Berlin, Brettler, Fishbane, et al - \u2018The Jewish Study Bible\u2019; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Bible Lore Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/555537","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/188693935"}