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Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction [#217]
Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction [#217]
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Winner of the 2011 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Award for the Best Popular Book on Archaeology
 

  • This topic has broad general appeal. Television documentaries about biblical archaeology continue to be popular attracting high audience ratings.
  • Cline approaches the subject from a secular perspective which many other books on the topic do not.
  • Separate chapters deal with the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, conveying the essential debates that archaeologists continue to address.
  • Cline also discusses the issue of frauds and forgeries, and looks at the future of biblical archaeology.

  
Public interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year—during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of them in or near Jerusalem. Biblical Archaeology offers a passport into this fascinating realm, where ancient religion and modern science meet, and where tomorrow's discovery may answer a riddle that has lasted a thousand years. 
  
Archaeologist Eric H. Cline here offers a complete overview of this exciting field. He discusses the early pioneers, such as Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie and William Foxwell Albright, the origins of biblical archaeology as a discipline, and the major controversies that first prompted explorers to go in search of objects and sites that would "prove" the Bible. He then surveys some of the most well-known biblical archaeologists, including Kathleen Kenyon and Yigael Yadin, the sites that are essential sources of knowledge for biblical archaeology, such as Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, Lachish, Masada, and Jerusalem, and some of the most important discoveries that have been made, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Mesha Inscription, and the Tel Dan Stele. Subsequent chapters examine additional archaeological finds that shed further light on the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, the issue of potential frauds and forgeries, including the James Ossuary and the Jehoash Tablet, and future prospects of the field.
  
Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction captures the sense of excitement and importance that surrounds not only the past history of the field but also the present and the future, with fascinating new discoveries made each and every season. 

Index: 

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Introduction

Part I The evolution of the discipline
1. The nineteenth century: the earliest explorers
2. Before the Great War: from theology to stratigraphy
3. The interwar period: square holes in round tells
4. After 1948: biblical veracity and nationalism
5. Beyond the Six-Day War: new surveys and strategies
6. The 1990s and beyond: from nihilism to the present

Part II Archaeology and the Bible
7. From Noah and the Flood to Joshua and the Israelites
8. From David and Solomon to Nebuchadnezzar and the Neo-Babylonians
9. From the Silver Amulet Scrolls to the Dead Sea Scrolls
10. From Herod the Great to Jesus of Nazareth
11. From the Galilee Boat to the Megiddo Prison Mosaic
12. Fabulous finds or fantastic forgeries?

Epilogue

References
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 

Eric H. Cline is Associate Director (USA) of the ongoing excavations at Megiddo (biblical Armageddon) in Israel. He is Associate Professor of Classics and of Anthropology (Ancient History and Archaeology) and Chair of the Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures at The George Washington University, in Washington DC. His many books include The Battles of Armageddon: Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age (2000); Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel (2004); and From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible (2007).

Winner of the 2011 Biblical Aracheology Society Publication Award for the Best Popular Book on Archaeology
  
  

"Cline's book is expertly written, covering an amazing amount of material -- the history of Biblical archaeology from the 19th century to the present and the wisdom (or, alternatively, lack thereof) of applying the results of archaeology to the text of the Bible -- without leaving the reader breathless or puzzled." --Biblical Archaeology Review
  

"Cline is so excited and enthusiastic about the digging trade he comes across as a modern-day Indiana Jones." - Tribune Magazine

Product details

ISBN : 9780195342635

Author: 
Eric H. Cline
Pages
168 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Sep 2009
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction [#217]

Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction [#217]

Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction [#217]