Includes bibliographical references (page 277) and index.
Recovery of ancient life -- Holy land horizons -- Israel's earliest memories -- Life in ancient Canaan -- The exodus -- Settlement in Canaan -- The founding of the Israelite state -- Israel's golden age -- The two kingdoms -- The end of Israel and Judah -- Exile and restoration -- Wars and rumors of wars -- The Roman East and Herod the Great -- Scrolls from the wilderness of Judea -- Jesus -- The first century as Christian history -- The later Herods and the beginnings of revolt -- Judaea Capta -- Aftermath.
Examines the geography, artifacts, and contemporary populations of the sites of such biblical events as the Hebrew Exodus and the ministry of Jesus.
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Bible--History of Biblical events. Bible--History of contemporary events. Bible--Histoire des événements bibliques. Bible--Histoire des événements contemporains. Bible.
History of Biblical events. History of contemporary events. Bijbelse archeologie.