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Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
Eric H Cline
168 pages
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10 halftones
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174x111mm
978-0-19-534263-5
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Paperback
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26 November 2009
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- 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.Readership: General readers with an interest in biblical archaeology, undergraduates studying archaeology, biblical archaeology, theology and Old Testament studies.
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Eric H Cline, Associate Professor of Classics and of Anthropology (Ancient History and Archaeology) and Chair of the Department of Classical and Semitic Languages and Literatures, The George Washington University
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"Anyone wanting a concise, authoritative, and up-to-date account can do no better than to turn to Eric Cline." - Church Times
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