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AFTER CERTAINTY

Person

Mordechai Cogan

Assyriologist translating historical inscriptions that flood biblical studies with imperial voice.

Why this matters

Cogan lets empire speak in its own record—certainty as royal inscription.

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Works

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The Raging Torrent: Historical Inscriptions from

Cogan, Mordechai. *The Raging Torrent: Historical Inscriptions from Assyria and Babylonia Relating to Ancient Israel*. Jerusalem: Carta, 2008.

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