Sep 16, 2024 - Dr. Christopher Jones, Assistant Professor of History, was recently honored as the 2024 winner of the by the . The awards committee unanimously chose Jones as the winner for his essay 鈥溾��
Jones first became interested in Sennacherib鈥檚 assassination during his Master鈥檚 work at Wheaton College. His interest was piqued a second time while conducting research for his dissertation when he discovered a version of a letter about the assassination that contained an additional fragment unknown to most scholars. Jones initially planned to publish a short essay explaining the implications of the fragment, but he decided to focus his work on a more extensive essay after finding other letters related to the assassination. In his prize-winning article, Jones combines his analysis of extant documents with perspectives he gleaned from studies about modern coups d鈥檈tat. Those interested in Jones鈥檚 interpretation of Sennacherib鈥檚 assassination can find it in the November 2023 edition of the .
Christopher Jones is in his second year on faculty at 麻豆视频 University. He teaches courses on world civilization, historiography, and ancient history for the Department of History. He is also the department鈥檚 faculty representative in the Justice Seminar that is part of the Honors Community curriculum.