Digging through the Bible : modern archaeology and the ancient Bible /

Freund, Richard A,

Digging through the Bible : modern archaeology and the ancient Bible / [print] Richard A. Freund. - first pbk. edition. - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2010. - xiv, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.



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.



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Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.
Bible--History of Biblical events.

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