The Old Testament in archaeology and history [Texte imprimé] /
Jennie Ebeling, J. Edward Wright, Mark Elliott... [et al.]
- Waco : Baylor University Press, cop. 2017
- 1 vol. (650 p.) : ill., cartes ; 25 cm
"A century ago it was true that if you wanted to understand the ancient Israelites you had to read the Bible, the Old Testament. Today, if you want to understand the Old Testament, you need to study the history and archaeology of the ancient people of Israel"--Preface
Bibliogr. p. 567-605
Introduction to the archaeology and geography of the ancient Near East / Introduction to the Bible and its character as historical evidence / West's rediscovery of the Holy Land / Bible lands archaeology and biblical archaeology in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries / Critique of biblical archaeology: history and interpretation / In the beginning, archaeologically speaking: archaeology and the bronze ages in Canaan / Archaeology and the Canaanites / Book of Genesis and Israel's ancestral traditions / Israel in and out of Egypt / Looking for the Israelites: the archaeology of Iron Age I / Looking for the Israelites: the evidence of the biblical text / Philistines during the period of the Judges / United monarchy: David between Saul and Solomon / Israel: the prosperous northern kingdom / Southern kingdom of Judah: surrounded by enemies / Daily life in Iron Age Israel and Judah / Israel and Judah under Assyria's thumb / Religions of the people Israel and their neighbors / Destruction and the exile: Babylonia and Israel / Persia and Yehud / Gary Arbino ; Mark Elliott, Paul V.M. Flesher ; Victor H. Matthews ; Rachel Hallote ; William G. Dever -- K.l. Noll ; Jill Baker ; Mark Elliott, J. Edward Wright ; J. Edward Wright, Mark Elliott, Paul V.M. Flesher -- J.P. Dessel ; Paul V.M. Flesher ; Ann Killebrew -- Baruch Halpern ; Randall W. Younker ; Aren M. Maeir ; Jennie Ebeling ; J. Edward Wright, Mark Elliott ; Richard S. Hess -- Bob Becking ; Charles Isbell Archaeology, bible, and epigraphy: discovery, techniques, and development. Israel before settling in the land. Israel settles in the land of Canaan. Kingdoms of the people Israel. Judah as a province: from the Babylonians to the Persians.