Hebrew Politics in the Times of Sargon and Sennacherib

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from Hebrew Politics in the Times of Sargon and Sennacherib: An Inquiry Into the Historical Meaning and Purpose of the Prophecies of Isaiah, With Some Notice of Their Bearings on the Social and Political Life of England The winged bulls and alabaster bas-reliefs now brought from the palaces of Sargon and Sennacherib, and their Annals now in course of decipherment, have already thrown a new light on the Hebrew historians and prophets of the same period. Although the interpretation of the inscriptions must be farther confirmed, as well as carried out, before we can estimate our gain as to new facts, we already find that the old facts have begun to seem more real. For if the additional rays of light are still few, and the field of vision not much extended, yet there is just that extension which gives the roundness and solidity of actual life to what had hitherto somewhat of the flatness of a mere picture, unless we could fill out the unaided Jewish accounts by an effort of the imagination. Who does not know the sense of defect, when he has only one account of great historical events? Who has not felt it, in particular, as to the Hebrew history, hitherto left - except for a few fragments - without that kind of confirmation which even very opposite accounts give to each other? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.