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The Rise of the Persian Empire: Professor Matt Waters on Ancient Empires and Cyrus the Great

Tides of History

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The Importance of Empire in the History of Israel and Judah

The conception of the covenant between Yahweh and Judah reflects almost directly Assyrian loyalty oaths. I'm curious as to what you think of that, whether that's a way of thinking about the way in which empire seeps into people's minds. "I never used to like cliches, but they've become more a fond of them"

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