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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Prologue: In the Days of King Josiah
Introduction: Archaeology and the Bible
PART ONE
The Bible as History?
Searching for the Patriarchs
Did the Exodus Happen?
The Conquest of Canaan
Who Were the Israelites?
Memories of a Golden Age?
PART TWO
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Israel
One State, One Nation, One People? (C. 930-720 BCE)
Israel's Forgotten First Kingdom (884-842 BCE)
In the Shadow of Empire (842-720 BCE)
PART THREE
Judah and the Making of Biblical History
The Transformation of Judah (C. 930-705 BCE)
Between War and Survival (705-639 BCE)
A Great Reformation (639-586 BCE)
Exile and Return (586-C. 440 BCE)
Epilogue: The Future of Biblical Israel
Appendix A: Theories of the Historicity
of the Patriarchal Age
Appendix B: Searching for Sinai
Appendix C: Alternative Theories of the Israelite Conquest
Appendix D: Why the Traditional Archaeology of the
Davidic and Solomonic Period Is Wrong
Appendix E: Identifying the Era of Manasseh
in the Archaeological Record
Appendix F: How Vast Was the Kingdom of Josiah?
Appendix G: The Boundaries of the Province of Yehud
Bibliography
Index
