The Angel Strikes: The Sennacherib Narrative in 2 Kings 18–19 as a Background to Herod’s Death in Acts 12:20–23
One of the most striking judgment scenes in the book of Acts is the death of Herod as described in Acts 12:20-23. Research on this text has neglected Second Kings 19:35 as a possible allusion. In this text, Sennacherib’s army is struck down by an angel of the Lord. This description is highly similar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2026
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| In: |
Novum Testamentum
Year: 2026, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 38-53 |
| Further subjects: | B
Intertextuality
B Sennacherib B Angels B Acts B Herod Agrippa B Judgment |
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