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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, ©2009.Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 381 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780742563490
  • 0742563499
  • 1283616866
  • 9781283616867
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Digging through the Bible.DDC classification:
  • 221.93 22
LOC classification:
  • BS621 .F736 2010eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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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.
Summary: 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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)499989

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-364) and index.

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.

Print version record.

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.