Archaeology and the Biblical record / Bernard Alpert and Fran Alpert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alpert, Bernard.

Contributor:

Alpert, Fran.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Antiquities.

Bible.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

xvi, 93 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, 2012.

Summary:

In the 6th century BCE, Jerusalem and Judea were destroyed by the Babylonians. This traumatic event created the need to construct and articulate a comprehensive past that would give meaningful context to the identity of the Israelites. New modes of communal organization and worship during this period formed the foundation of Second Temple Jerusalem and early Christianity. Readers will be able to revisit familiar Bible stories and reach a better understanding of these events through the lens of modern archaeology. Archeology and the Biblical Record challenges traditional views of the scripture while respecting the religious sensitivities of the reader. This bold text invites both Jewish and Christian biblical scholars to rethink basic assumptions and reformulate their instructional methods. Accessible and concise, this fresh look at Bible history is written for teachers, members of the clergy, and general readers, providing answers to the many historical dilemmas confronted in the course of studying the Bible. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Archaeology-Biblical and Modern Archaeology 1

2 The Patriarchal Period 13

3 The Exodus-Leaving Egypt and Wandering in the Desert 21

4 The Emergence of the Israelite People 31

5 The Monarchy-Saul, David, and Solomon 45

6 The Divided Kingdom to the First Exile 57

7 The Period That Yielded the Bible-Hezekiah through Josiah 67

8 Redacting the Bible-The Babylonian Exile to Ezra 75

9 Educational Perspective-A Postscript 83.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761858350

9780761858355

OCLC:

773019410

Publisher Number:

99950500405