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THE BIBLE UNEARTHED: THE MAKING OF A RELIGION -- ILLUSTRATED SCREENPLAY & SCREENCAP GALLERY |
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The Assyrians, overcome by internal problems, left the Levant around 630 B.C.
[Dominque Charpin, Assyriologist -- EPHE] The end of the neo-Assyrian empire was characterized by serious problems, particularly in Babylonia. The majority of Assyria's military forces were therefore focused on this territory. As a result, the Assyrians were perceived as being much less present, much less available in the surrounding areas, which obviously made this an attractive time for liberation movements.
[Narrator] With the Assyrians weakened, an AUDACIOUS PROJECT began to TAKE ROOT in Judah to CONQUER the territory of the ANCIENT KINGDOM of Israel.
It is in this context that the confrontation between Egypt and the Exodus,
as it is described in the Bible, begins to make sense. [???]
A king by the name of Josiah REIGNED IN JERUSALEM.
He was the great-grandson of Hezekiah, AND DREAMED OF A GREAT PAN-ISRAELITE KINGDOM.
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