These are exciting times for all those involved in the history of ancient Israel, Judaism, and early Christianity, for the last few decades have seen an unprecedented amount of scholarly work upon both textual and artifactual evidence. A clear understanding of the relationship between archaeology and literary material is crucial for scholars who wish to reconstruct the history of emerging Israel. The papers assembled in this book use the most recent research in key areas--the early settlements of Israel, early Israelite religion, Qumran, Jerusalem, early Christian churches--to show that ancient writings and modern archaeology can illuminate each other, but only when used with professional care. The essays represent a new generation of archaeologists and historians, with new social, political and religious concerns who draw a fresh and vital picture of the emergence of ancient Israel.
Author(s): John R. Bartlett
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 193
City: London; New York
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 8
List of contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
List of abbreviations......Page 15
WHAT HAS ARCHAEOLOGY TO DO WITH THE BIBLE OR VICE VERSA? John R. Bartlett......Page 18
ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE EMERGENCE OF EARLY ISRAEL William G. Dever......Page 37
KUNTILLET AJRUD AND THE HISTORY OF ISRAELITE RELIGION Andrew D. H. Mayes......Page 68
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF QUMRAN John R. Bartlett......Page 84
THE TEMPLE MOUNT OF HEROD THE GREAT AT JERUSALEM: RECENT EXCAVATIONS AND LITERARY SOURCES Brian Lalor......Page 112
ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE HISTORICAL JESUS Sean V. Freyne......Page 134
ON THE PILGRIM'S WAY TO THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM: THE BASILICA OF DOR IN ISRAEL Claudine Dauphin......Page 162
Index of authors......Page 184
Index of places......Page 187
General index......Page 190
Index of references to biblical texts and works of Josephus......Page 193
