The archaeology of the Bible /
James K. Hoffmeier.
- Oxford : Lion, 2008.
- 192 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index
Introduction to archaeology and its application to the Old Testament. The birth of archaeology ; The Bible, archaeology and interpretation ; Genesis : the origins of the world and Israel ; Israel in and out of Egypt -- The land and kings of Israel. Taking the promised land ; Judges, prophets and kings ; The kingdom comes ; The tale of two kingdoms : Israel and Judah ; From Babylon to Jerusalem -- New Testament times. The Greco-Roman world of the New Testament ; The life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth ; The death and burial of Jesus ; The birth and spread of Christianity ; Epilogue : the journey has just begun