Approaching biblical archaeology / Anthony J. Frendo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frendo, Anthony J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology.

Archaeology and history.

Antiquities.

Bible--Antiquities.

Bible.

Physical Description:

xvi, 144 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2022.

Summary:

Anthony J. Frendo introduces biblical students and scholars alike to the discipline of archaeology by explaining how the minds of professional archaeologists work, explaining what archaeologists seek, how they go about doing so, and how they interpret their data. Frendo shows those engaged in biblical scholarship how they can properly integrate biblical research with archaeological discoveries in a way that allows the bible and archaeology to be viewed and kept as distinct disciplines, the respective results of which, where relevant, may be integrated in productive discussion. Frendo also examines how the archaeology of the ancient Near East (particularly that of the southern Levant) has an essential bearing on how scholars can better appreciate the text of the bible, including its religious message. Frendo examines such matters as artefacts, stratigraphy and chronology, and archaeological reasoning. He also demonstrates that, whilst generally it is archaeology that casts light on the biblical text, at points biblical interpretation can help archaeologists to understand certain data.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. What did the excavators actually find? The archaeological data and their interpretation

3. Artefacts: Inscribed and uninscribed

4. Earlier, concurrent, or later? Stratigraphy as the backbone of archaeology

5. Adducing the evidence: Without going round in circles

6. In practice: A two-way flow of traffic

archaeology [↔] Bible

7. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Frendo, Anthony J. Approaching Biblical archaeology

ISBN:

9780567677532

0567677532

9780567676993

0567676994

OCLC:

1232272659

Publisher Number:

99988684379