Assyria

Jonah – The Enigmatic Prophet (5)

Exposition | by Josh Smith | Volume 27, Issue 3 | May – June 2021

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The Great Parable
Jonah’s anger emerged after the 40 days had expired. He had spent that time preaching impending doom throughout the Assyrian heartlands and the fact that central Assyria was not destroyed evidently comes as a shock to him. The Hebrew (4:1) is emphatic.1

“displeased” –…

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Assyria and Biblical Archaeology

Archaeology & History | by Merv Islip | Volume 20, Issue 2 | March – April 2014

Very little was known of the mighty Assyrian empire until Sir Austen Henry Layard began his investigations in Mesopotamia in the mid-nineteenth century. Up to that time, the great civilizations of Assyria and Babylon were largely forgotten in the European West. Outside of the Bible, only a few facts…

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Assyria

Jonah – The Enigmatic Prophet (5)

Assyria and Biblical Archaeology

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