Secrets of the Bible / 
from the editors of Archaeology Magazine ; with an introduction by Neil Silberman ; contributions from Richard Horsley [and others]. 
 - Long Island City, N.Y. :  Hatherleigh Press,  2004. 
 - xvii, 217 pages :  illustrations (some color) maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction : archaeology and the world of the Bible /  The phoenicians : rich and glorious traders of the Levant /  A nation of artisans /  A dye for gods and kings /  Early Iron Age geopolitics /  Pantheons of gods /  The Philistines : last days of the Philistines /  Ekron identity confirmed /  Who were the Israelites? /  Digging in the land of the Bible /  Sodom and Gomorrah update /  The burning of Hazor /  A star in the east : the star of Bethlehem /  Dialogue with the firmament /  The history and legends of Masada /  Neil Asher Silberman --  Patricia M. Bikai --  Glenn Markoe --  Patrick E. McGovern --  Robert Stieglitz --  Richard J. Clifford --  Seymour Gitin --  Seymour Gitin, Trude Dothan and Joseph Naveh --  Neil Asher Silberman --  Neil Asher Silberman --  Andrew L. Slayman --  Neil Asher Silberman and Abraham Rabinovich --  Anthony F. Aveni --  Anthony F. Aveni --  Mark Rose. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1578261724 9781578261727 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004018871 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Antiquities.<br/>Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events.<br/>Bible.<br/>Bible.--Old Testament.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>To 600 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East.<br/>Shrines--Palestine.<br/>Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.<br/>Antiquities.<br/>Church history--Primitive and early church.<br/>Excavations (Archaeology)<br/>History of Biblical events.<br/>Shrines.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Antiquities.<br/>Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.<br/>Middle East.<br/>Middle East--Palestine.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS621  / .S45 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.9/3