Bibliograph

Digging through the Bible, modern archaeology and the ancient Bible, Richard A. Freund

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Digging through the Bible, modern archaeology and the ancient Bible, Richard A. Freund

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-364) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Digging through the Bible

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

318421248

Responsibility statement

Richard A. Freund

Sub title

modern archaeology and the ancient Bible

Summary

Many of our religious beliefs are based upon faith alone, but archaeology gives us the opportunity to find evidence about what really happened in the past-evidence that can have a dramatic impact on what we believe and how we understand the Bible today. Archaeologist and rabbi Richard Freund takes readers through many of his own excavations in the Holy Land, searching for information about key biblical characters and events

Table Of Contents

Chronology of events -- A crash course in biblical archaeology -- The search for Sinai : archaeological reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the revelation at Mount Sinai -- Searching for King David and King Solomon and the ancient city of Jerusalem -- Searching for Jesus in Galilee and Babylonia -- Searching her stories : women in ancient Israel -- Searching for synagogues : a lost synagogue ritual recovered by archaeology -- Searching for the teacher of righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea scrolls -- Seeking Mary, mother of Jesus ; Miriam, sister of Moses ; and the well and bathhouse of Nazareth -- The search for Bar Kokhba : one "biblical" character who was found -- Exploring an archaeological site

Target audience

adult

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