The Campaign of Pharaoh Shoshenq I into Palestine (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament)

The thesis of this book is that the campaign by Pharaoh Shoshenq I into Palestine in 926 B.C.E. was aimed solely at the kingdom of Judah with the purpose of supporting Jeroboam in his bid to rule Israel as a separate nation. The evidence for this campaign comes from the Hebrew Bible (1 Kgs 14:25-28; 2 Chr 12:1-12), a triumphal relief of Shoshenq at Karnak, and a fragment of a stele at Megiddo. Prior studies have attempted to reconstruct the route of the Egyptian army's march through studies of the topographical list that accompanies the triumphal relief of Shoshenq. By contrast, Kevin Wilson examines several major examples of triumphal reliefs erected by pharaohs of the New Kingdom in order to understand the genre as a whole. After a survey of other Egyptian texts considered pertinent to the campaign, the rest of this study is devoted to an analysis of the biblical texts that record the attack. The data gleaned from these analyses are then used to reconstruct the aim and purpose of the campaign. The reconstruction offered suggests that Shoshenq made his attack as part of a concerted effort to bring disunity to the region through the support of Jeroboam, whom he had harbored as a political refugee from Solomon. This foreign policy led to Egypt's position vis-a-vis the southern Levant being greatly improved. It removed a powerful kingdom that could have been a threat to Egypt, left the nations of Palestine fighting among themselves, and provided Shoshenq with a vassal state in the region. Cover Titel Preface Contents Chapter One: Introduction History of Scholarship Summary and Critique Chapter Two: Triumphal Reliefs Overview Inscription Relief Scene Topographical List Interpretation and Purpose Sources of the Topographical Lists Implications for Historical Reconstructions Chapter Three: Triumphal Relief of Shoshenq I Inscription Relief Scene Topographical List Interpretation Conclusion Chapter Four: Related Egyptian Texts Gebel es-Silsilah Stele no. 100 Karnak Stele of Shoshenq The Biographical Fragment of ḥrw The Megiddo Stele Fragment Conclusion Chapter Five: Relevant Biblical Texts Biblical Accounts of the Campaign Additional Texts Summary Chapter Six: Conclusion Appendix: Shoshenq’s Topographical List Section One Section Two Section Three Bibliography Indexes Source Index Site Index Subject Index Kevin Wilson weist nach, daß der Feldzug des Pharao Schischak I nach Palästina (926 B.C.E.) sich gegen das Königreich Juda richtete und dem Zweck diente, Jerobeam in seinem Bestreben, Israel als eigenständigen Staat zu regieren, zu unterstützen. Belege für diesen Feldzug finden sich im Alten Testament (1 Kg 14,25-28; 2 Chr 12,1-12), auf einem Triumphrelief für Schischak in Karnak, und auf dem Fragment einer Stele in Megiddo.Der Autor untersucht andere Triumphreliefs von Pharaonen des Neuen Königreichs, um einen Eindruck des Genres zu gewinnen. Er analysiert auch weitere ägyptische Texte sowie die biblischen Stellen, die sich mit dem Angriff beschäftigen, und rekonstruiert aus den so gewonnenen Daten das Ziel und den Zweck des Feldzuges Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Triumphal Reliefs -- Ch. 3. Triumphal Relief Of Shoshenq I -- Ch. 4. Related Egyptian Texts -- Ch. 5. Relevant Biblical Texts -- Ch. 6. Conclusion -- App. Shoshenq's Topographical List. Kevin A. Wilson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [135]-144) And Indexes.