Digging Through the Bible (eBook)

Understanding Biblical People, Places, and Controversies through Archaeology

Richard A Freund (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
352 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-6349-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Digging Through the Bible shares new information about the Holy Land that can provide a powerful connection between past history and present faith. Join celebrated archaeologist and rabbi Richard Freund as he takes readers through digs he has led, searching for evidence about key biblical characters and events. From Moses and the Israelite Exodus to Mary the mother of Jesus, Freund explores some of the greatest Biblical controversies of our day, as well as smaller stories that can give us a deeper understanding of the background behind the Bible.

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A "e;masterful and eminently readable"e; journey through the fascinating insights and revelations of Biblical archeology (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Many of our religious beliefs are based on faith alone, but archaeology gives us 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. In Digging Through the Bible, archaeologist and rabbi Richard Freund 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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Chronology of EventsIntroductionChapter 1 The Search for Sinai: Archaeological Reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the Revelation at Mount SinaiChapter 2 Searching for Kings David and Solomon and the Ancient City of JerusalemChapter 3 Searching for Jesus in Galilee and BabyloniaChapter 4 Searching Her-Stories: Women in Ancient IsraelChapter 5 Searching for Synagogues: A Lost Synagogue Ritual Recovered by ArchaeologyChapter 6 Searching for the Mysterious Teacher of Righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea ScrollsChapter 7 Seeking Mary: The Mother of Jesus and the Well and Bathhouse of NazarethChapter 8 The Search for Bar Kokhba: One Biblical Character Who Was FoundAppendix: Exploring an Archeological SiteAcknowledgementsBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.6.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• ISBN-10: 0-7425-6349-9 / 0742563499
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-6349-0 / 9780742563490