Kipp Davis joins the pod again, as we say farewell to a king and an empire. Josiah's time on the throne meets an abrupt and unexpected end, leaving the kingdom of Judah reeling, and Assyria gets its send-off, as the kingdom is conquered by the Babylonians.

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Bibliography:

Radner et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Volume IV';

Radner et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume V';

Kipp Davis - 'God's Propaganda';

Eckart Frahm - 'Assyria';

Andrew George - 'The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic';

Robert Cargill - 'The Cities That Built the Bible';

Vicente Dobroruka - 'Persian Influence on Daniel and Jewish Apocalyptic Literature';

Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible';

Charles Dickens - 'A Tale of Two Cities';

Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible';

Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';

Stephanie Dalley - 'The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon';