Details

Subject(s)

• Bible Old Testament—Antiquities [Browse]
• Bible Old Testament—Evidences, authority, etc [Browse]

Author

• Silberman, Neil Asher, 1950- [Browse]

Summary note

"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.

Notes

A Touchstone book.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-372) and index.

Source of description

Print version record.

Contents

• The bible as history?
• The rise and fall of ancient Israel
• Judah and the making of biblical history.

ISBN

• 9780743223386 ((electronic bk.))
• 0743223381 ((electronic bk.))

Publisher no.

EB00569471

OCLC

891851917

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