0415159938.Routledge.Archaeology.and.the.Bible.Dec.1999.pdf

Archaeology and the Bible

In recent years archaeological discoveries in the Near East, particularly in

Palestine, have been related in one way or another to the Bible, often in an

effort to prove its historical veracity. But newer field methodologies, regional

surveys and creative syntheses have called into question this traditional

approach. Archaeology and the Bible examines these new developments and

discusses what they imply for biblical studies. The book:

• traces the history of the development of Near Eastern archaeology,

including the rise and fall of the so-called “biblical archaeology” movement

• describes how field archaeology is actually done so that the reader can

visualize how archaeological discoveries are made, recorded and studied

• recounts the broader prehistorical/archaeological horizon out of which

the Bible was born

• elucidates how recent archaeological discoveries and theorizing pose

serious challenges to the traditional interpretations of such biblical stories

as the “Exodus” and the “Conquest”

• explores the implications of new developments in the field for

understanding Israelite religion.

Archaeology and the Bible presents a concise yet comprehensive and accessible

introduction to biblical archaeology which will be invaluable to students.

John C. H. Laughlin is Professor of Religion and Chairman of the

Department of Religion at Averett College. He has excavated at Tel Dan

and served as Field Supervisor at the Capernaum excavations. Since 1989,

he has been a Field Supervisor at Banias. He has published and lectured

widely on the subjects of Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible.

Approaching the Ancient World

Series editor: Richard Stoneman

The sources for the study of the Greek and Roman world are diffuse, diverse,

and often complex, and special training is needed in order to use them to

the best advantage in constructing a historical picture.

The books in this series provide an introduction to the problems and

methods involved in the study of ancient history. The topics covered will

range from the use of literary sources for Greek history and for Roman

history, through numismatics, epigraphy, and dirt archaeology, to the use

of legal evidence and of art and artefacts in chronology. There will also be

books on statistical and comparative method and on feminist approaches.

The Uses of Greek Mythology

Ken Dowden

Art, Artefacts, and Chronology in Classical Archaeology

William R. Biers

Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History

Roger S. Bagnall

Ancient History from Coins

Christopher Howgego

The Sources of Roman Law

O. F. Robinson

Cuneiform Texts and the Writing of History

Marc van de Mieroop

Literary Texts and the Greek Historian

Christopher Pelling

Literary Texts and the Roman Historian

David Potter

Archaeology and the Bible

John C. H. Laughlin

London and New York

First published 2000

by Routledge

11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2002.

The right of John C. H. Laughlin to be identified as the Author of this Work

has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and

Patents Act 1988

utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now

known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any

information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from

the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Laughlin, John C. H. (John Charles Hugh), 1942–

Archaeology and the Bible / John C. H. Laughlin.

p. cm. – (Approaching the ancient world)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Bible. O. T.–Antiquities. 2. Middle East–Antiquities.

I. Title. II. Series.

BS621.L38 1999

220.9’3 – dc21

ISBN 0–415–15993–8 (hbk)

ISBN 0–415–15994–6 (pbk)

ISBN 0–203–01521–5 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0–203–20067–5 (Glassbook Format)

99–19503

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