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Archaeological discoveries change understanding of ancient Israel.

Recommended for those interested in biblical history and its context. The authors offer a new perspective on the origins of the Bible, challenging common assumptions about its historicity. It provides insight into the creation of the Bible and how the people of Judah kept their faith alive.

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ISBN: 9780684869131
Publisher: Touchstone
Date of Publication: 2002-06-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Religion, History
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In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archaeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors. In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological research to present a dramatically revised portrait of ancient Israel and its neighbors. They argue that crucial evidence (or a telling lack of evidence) at digs in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon suggests that many of the most famous stories in the Bible—the wanderings of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, Joshua’s conquest of Canaan, and David and Solomon’s vast empire—reflect the world of the later authors rather than actual historical facts. Challenging the fundamentalist readings of the scriptures and marshaling the latest archaeological evidence to support its new vision of ancient Israel, The Bible Unearthed offers a fascinating and controversial perspective on when and why the Bible was written and why it possesses such great spiritual and emotional power today.
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Archaeological discoveries change understanding of ancient Israel.

Recommended for those interested in biblical history and its context. The authors offer a new perspective on the origins of the Bible, challenging common assumptions about its historicity. It provides insight into the creation of the Bible and how the people of Judah kept their faith alive.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.