Context > History > Assyria

Introductory Articles and Overviews

• The Assyrians - part of Mesopotamia, a collection of online learning modules by Richard Hooker at Washington State University
• The History of the Kingdoms - chapter 14 of Gerald A. Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature (1968); includes treatments of the rise of Assyrian power in the ninth century BCE
• Timeline of the (Neo-)Assyrian Empire (930–612 BCE) - by William Hamblin, Brigham Young University

Ninth Century

• Qarqur (Ancient Karkara) - Palestine Exploration Fund article
• Shalmaneser III and the Levantine States: The "Damascus Coalition Rebellion" - by A. Kirk Grayson, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004)

Eighth Century

• Tiglath-Pileser III's Campaigns in 743–732 B.C.: Historical Background of Isa 7; 2 Kgs 15–16 and 2 Chr 27–28 - by Peter Dubovsky, Biblica 87.2 (2006) 153–170

Book Reviews

• Postgate, Nicholas, The Land of Assur and the Yoke of Assur: Studies on Assyria 1971-2005 (Oxbow, 2007) - reviewed by Carly Crouch, Review of Biblical Literature (2010)