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A century of biblical archaeology / by P.R.S. Moorey.

By: Publication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, ©1991.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 189 pages : maps ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 066425392X
  • 9780664253929
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 220.9/3 20
LOC classification:
  • BS621 .M583 1991
Other classification:
  • 11.35
  • 220.93
Contents:
1. The Birth of Biblical Archaeology (1800-1890). a. Towards a definition of Biblical Archaeology. b. The rediscovery of ancient Egypt. c. The inscriptions of Assyria. d. Assyriology and Old Testament studies. e. The quest for Biblical Palestine -- 2. Excavations and Texts: early confrontations (1890-1925). a. The first generation of excavators in Palestine. b. Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible: confrontation and controversy. c. Towards the Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology -- 3. The Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology (1925-1948). a. Archaeology in Palestine: Albright's colleagues and contemporaries. b. Biblical Archaeology redefined: Albright, Glueck and Wright. c. Excavations in Mesopotamia and Syria: Ur 'of the Chaldees' and Nuzi; Mari and Ugarit (Ras Shamra) -- 4. New Nations: New Methods (1948-1958). a. Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls: the excavations of Pere de Vaux. b. Kenyon at Jericho (1952-8): old problems: new methods. c. Albright: Bright: Wright -- challenge and response. d. Archaeology in Israel: the first decade -- 5. The Passing of the Old Order: Towards an Identity Crisis (1958-1974). a. Archaeology in Israel: Aharoni and Yadin. b. Kenyon and the Younger Generation. c. G.E. Wright and a new American Generation. d. Franken's excavations at Deir Alla: challenges to orthodoxy. e. The passing of the giants: a growing crisis of confidence. f. Archaeology's loss of innocence -- 6. The Growing Impact of the Natural and Social Sciences (1974-1990). a. Tablets from Ebla (Tell Mardikh): the historicity of the Patriarchs again. b. Albright's paradigm moves into eclipse. c. A new generation of archaeologists at work in Israel. d. Archaeology in Jordan: the revision of Glueck's synthesis. e. Towards a New Testament Archaeology? f. Archaeology and Biblical Studies in 1990: divorce or reconciliation?
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and indexes.

1. The Birth of Biblical Archaeology (1800-1890). a. Towards a definition of Biblical Archaeology. b. The rediscovery of ancient Egypt. c. The inscriptions of Assyria. d. Assyriology and Old Testament studies. e. The quest for Biblical Palestine -- 2. Excavations and Texts: early confrontations (1890-1925). a. The first generation of excavators in Palestine. b. Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible: confrontation and controversy. c. Towards the Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology -- 3. The Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology (1925-1948). a. Archaeology in Palestine: Albright's colleagues and contemporaries. b. Biblical Archaeology redefined: Albright, Glueck and Wright. c. Excavations in Mesopotamia and Syria: Ur 'of the Chaldees' and Nuzi; Mari and Ugarit (Ras Shamra) -- 4. New Nations: New Methods (1948-1958). a. Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls: the excavations of Pere de Vaux. b. Kenyon at Jericho (1952-8): old problems: new methods. c. Albright: Bright: Wright -- challenge and response. d. Archaeology in Israel: the first decade -- 5. The Passing of the Old Order: Towards an Identity Crisis (1958-1974). a. Archaeology in Israel: Aharoni and Yadin. b. Kenyon and the Younger Generation. c. G.E. Wright and a new American Generation. d. Franken's excavations at Deir Alla: challenges to orthodoxy. e. The passing of the giants: a growing crisis of confidence. f. Archaeology's loss of innocence -- 6. The Growing Impact of the Natural and Social Sciences (1974-1990). a. Tablets from Ebla (Tell Mardikh): the historicity of the Patriarchs again. b. Albright's paradigm moves into eclipse. c. A new generation of archaeologists at work in Israel. d. Archaeology in Jordan: the revision of Glueck's synthesis. e. Towards a New Testament Archaeology? f. Archaeology and Biblical Studies in 1990: divorce or reconciliation?

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