Moorey, P. R. S.  1937- <br/><br/>
A century of biblical archaeology / 
by P.R.S. Moorey. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Louisville, Ky. :  Westminster/John Knox Press,  ©1991. 
 - xvii, 189 pages :  maps ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and indexes. 
<br/><br/> The Birth of Biblical Archaeology (1800-1890).  Towards a definition of Biblical Archaeology.  The rediscovery of ancient Egypt.  The inscriptions of Assyria.  Assyriology and Old Testament studies.  The quest for Biblical Palestine --  Excavations and Texts: early confrontations (1890-1925).  The first generation of excavators in Palestine.  Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible: confrontation and controversy.  Towards the Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology --  The Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology (1925-1948).  Archaeology in Palestine: Albright's colleagues and contemporaries.  Biblical Archaeology redefined: Albright, Glueck and Wright.  Excavations in Mesopotamia and Syria: Ur 'of the Chaldees' and Nuzi; Mari and Ugarit (Ras Shamra) --  New Nations: New Methods (1948-1958).  Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls: the excavations of Pere de Vaux.  Kenyon at Jericho (1952-8): old problems: new methods.  Albright: Bright: Wright -- challenge and response.  Archaeology in Israel: the first decade --  The Passing of the Old Order: Towards an Identity Crisis (1958-1974).  Archaeology in Israel: Aharoni and Yadin.  Kenyon and the Younger Generation.  G.E. Wright and a new American Generation.  Franken's excavations at Deir Alla: challenges to orthodoxy.  The passing of the giants: a growing crisis of confidence.  Archaeology's loss of innocence --  The Growing Impact of the Natural and Social Sciences (1974-1990).  Tablets from Ebla (Tell Mardikh): the historicity of the Patriarchs again.  Albright's paradigm moves into eclipse.  A new generation of archaeologists at work in Israel.  Archaeology in Jordan: the revision of Glueck's synthesis.  Towards a New Testament Archaeology?  Archaeology and Biblical Studies in 1990: divorce or reconciliation?  1.  a.  b.  c.  d.  e.  2.  a.  b.  c.  3.  a.  b.  c.  4.  a.  b.  c.  d.  5.  a.  b.  c.  d.  e.  f.  6.  a.  b.  c.  d.  e.  f. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>066425392X 9780664253929 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92019808  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Antiquities.<br/>Bible.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bijbelse archeologie.<br/>Antiquities.<br/>Middle East - Antiquities - History.<br/>Bible - Antiquities.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Antiquities--History.<br/>Middle East.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS621  / .M583 1991 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.9/3