MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01719nam a22002538a 4500
001 2009006525
003 DLC
005 20090220130637.0
008 090218s2009 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2009006525
020 $a9780195342635 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $aaw-----
050 00 $aBS621$b.C55 2009
082 00 $a220.9/3$222
100 1 $aCline, Eric H.
245 10 $aBiblical archaeology :$ba very short introduction /$cEric H. Cline.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$cc2009.
263 $a0911
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Archaeologist Cline discusses the origins of biblical archaeology as a discipline and what first prompted explorers to go in search of sites that would 'prove' the Bible. He surveys some of the sites, including Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, Lachish, Masada, and Jerusalem. Separate chapters deal with the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, frauds and forgeries, and future prospects"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. ).
505 0 $aThe nineteenth century : the earliest explorers -- Before the Great War : from theology to stratigraphy -- The interwar period : square holes in round tells -- After 1948 : biblical veracity and nationalism -- Beyond the Six-Day War : new surveys and strategies -- The 1990s and beyond : from nihilism to the present -- From Noah and the Flood to Joshua and the Israelites -- From David and Solomon to Nebuchadnezzar and the neo-Babylonians -- From the silver amulet scrolls to the Dead Sea scrolls -- From Herod the Great to Jesus of Nazareth -- From the Galilee boat to the Megiddo Prison mosaic -- Fabulous finds or fantastic forgeries?
630 00 $aBible$xAntiquities.