Digging Through the Bible

Understanding Biblical People, Places, and Controversies through Archaeology

Richard A. Freund (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2008
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-4644-8 (ISBN)

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Many of our religious beliefs are based on faith alone, but archaeology gives the opportunity to find evidence about what really happened in the distant past-evidence that can have a dramatic impact on what and how we believe. Join celebrated archaeologist and rabbi Richard Fruend as he takes readers through digs he has led in the Holy Land, searching for evidence about key biblical characters and events. Digging Through the Bible presents overviews of the evidence surrounding figures such as Moses, Kings David and Solomon, and Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as new information that can help us more fully understand the life and times in which these people would have lived. Freund also presents new evidence about finding the grave of the Teacher of Righteousness mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and gives a compelling argument about how the Exodus of the Israelites may have taken place in three separate waves over time, rather than in a single event as presented in the Bible. In addition to discussing some of the greatest Biblical controversies of our day, Freund provides a compelling discussion of how to understand these debates and how much information is necessary to form new conclusions about the past. An engaging introduction to the practice of Biblical archaeology, Digging Through the Bible shares information about the Holy Land that can provide a powerful connection between past history and present faith.

Richard A. Freund is Maurice Greenberg Professor of Jewish History and director of the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford. He is the author of several books on biblical archaeology and has been featured on NOVA, CNN, and the History and Discovery Channels.

Chronology of Events
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Search for Sinai: Archaeological Reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the Revelation at Mount Sinai
Chapter 2 Searching for Kings David and Solomon and the Ancient City of Jerusalem
Chapter 3 Searching for Jesus in Galilee and Babylonia
Chapter 4 Searching Her-Stories: Women in Ancient Israel
Chapter 5 Searching for Synagogues: A Lost Synagogue Ritual Recovered by Archaeology
Chapter 6 Searching for the Mysterious Teacher of Righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Chapter 7 Seeking Mary: The Mother of Jesus and the Well and Bathhouse of Nazareth
Chapter 8 The Search for Bar Kokhba: One Biblical Character Who Was Found
Appendix: Exploring an Archeological Site
Acknowledgements
Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.12.2008
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 243 mm
Gewicht	726 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	0-7425-4644-6 / 0742546446
ISBN-13	978-0-7425-4644-8 / 9780742546448
Zustand	Neuware