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The Bible unearthed : archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts / Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Free Press, ©2001.Description: x, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0684869128
  • 9780684869124
  • 0684869136
  • 9780684869131
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 221.9/5 21
LOC classification:
  • BS621 .F56 2001
Other classification:
  • 11.35
  • 221.93
Contents:
pt. 1. The bible as history? -- 1. Searching for the Patriarchs -- 2. Did the Exodus happen? -- 3. The conquest of Canaan -- 4. Who were the Israelites? -- 5. Memories of a golden age? -- pt. 2. The rise and fall of ancient Israel -- 6. One state, one nation, one people (c. 930-720 BCE) -- 7. Israel's forgotten First Kingdom (884-842 BCE) -- 8. In the shadow of empire (842-720 BCE) -- pt. 3. Judah and the making of biblical history -- 9. The transformation of Judah (c. 930-705 BCE) -- 10. Between war and survival (705-639 BCE) -- 11. A great reformation (639-586 BCE) -- 12. Exile and return (586-c. 440 BCE).
Review: "In The Bible Unearthed two leading scholars, an archaeologist and a historian, combine a tour of the field of biblical archaeology with a explanation of how and why the Bible's historical saga differs so dramatically from the archaeological finds. They explain what the Bible says about ancient Israel and show how it diverges sharply from archaeological reality. They then offer a new version of the history of ancient Israel, bringing archaeological evidence to bear on the question of when, where, and why the Bible was first written." "As to why the answers are so new, Finkelstein and Silberman draw on evidence from decades of archaeological work and dozens of digs in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, to explain that the key early books of the Bible were first codified in the seventh century B.C.E., hundreds of years after the core events of the lives of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, and the conquest of Canaan were said to have taken place." "Yet the ultimate message of The Bible Unearthed is not just a correction of the record. Instead, it is a unique and fascinating explanation of the origins of the Bible. The Bible's newly identified authors, threatened with political crisis and the intimidation of nearby empires, crafted a brilliant document, a set of stories and teachings that would eventually appeal to the faithful beyond the boundaries of any particular kingdom."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-372) and index.

pt. 1. The bible as history? -- 1. Searching for the Patriarchs -- 2. Did the Exodus happen? -- 3. The conquest of Canaan -- 4. Who were the Israelites? -- 5. Memories of a golden age? -- pt. 2. The rise and fall of ancient Israel -- 6. One state, one nation, one people (c. 930-720 BCE) -- 7. Israel's forgotten First Kingdom (884-842 BCE) -- 8. In the shadow of empire (842-720 BCE) -- pt. 3. Judah and the making of biblical history -- 9. The transformation of Judah (c. 930-705 BCE) -- 10. Between war and survival (705-639 BCE) -- 11. A great reformation (639-586 BCE) -- 12. Exile and return (586-c. 440 BCE).

"In The Bible Unearthed two leading scholars, an archaeologist and a historian, combine a tour of the field of biblical archaeology with a explanation of how and why the Bible's historical saga differs so dramatically from the archaeological finds. They explain what the Bible says about ancient Israel and show how it diverges sharply from archaeological reality. They then offer a new version of the history of ancient Israel, bringing archaeological evidence to bear on the question of when, where, and why the Bible was first written." "As to why the answers are so new, Finkelstein and Silberman draw on evidence from decades of archaeological work and dozens of digs in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, to explain that the key early books of the Bible were first codified in the seventh century B.C.E., hundreds of years after the core events of the lives of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, and the conquest of Canaan were said to have taken place." "Yet the ultimate message of The Bible Unearthed is not just a correction of the record. Instead, it is a unique and fascinating explanation of the origins of the Bible. The Bible's newly identified authors, threatened with political crisis and the intimidation of nearby empires, crafted a brilliant document, a set of stories and teachings that would eventually appeal to the faithful beyond the boundaries of any particular kingdom."--Jacket.

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