Biblical Archaeology: An Introduction with Recent Discoveries That Support the Reliability of the Bible

by David E. Graves

Publisher:

Electronic Christian Media

, 2018

Overview

Each year archaeologists discover many new finds at sites throughout the lands of the Bible, but few of them make the news headlines. Revisionist scholars often seek to undermine and downplay the relevance of many of the discoveries, believing that Sodom never existed, the Exodus never happened, Jericho never fell to the Israelites, and David was never a great king. This work challenges the minimalist views by bringing together many of the new discoveries from the last 20 years highlighting the recent finds that are relevant to the claims of the Bible.

Experienced archaeologist David Graves has assembled a helpful collection of discoveries that will take you on a journey to:

Confirm the historicity of the biblical events and people of the past

Explore the full range of new archaeological discoveries, from pottery, inscriptions, seals, ossuaries, through to coins, manuscripts, and other artifacts

Present a short history of archaeology, outlining its characteristics and role in Christian apologetics

Lay out the limitations of archaeology and its methodological fallacies

Explain the meticulous method of excavation

Explore the significance of manuscripts for the transmission of the Bible

Navigate the maze of arguments between the minimalists and maximalists controversy

This insightful book will:

Illustrate archaeological finds with more than 140 pertinent color photographsProvide numerous detailed maps, carefully crafted charts and tables of previous discoveries

Include helpful breakout panes, dealing with "Quotes from Antiquity," and "Moments in History"

Include a glossary defining technical archaeological terms

Provide extensive footnotes and bibliography for future study

This invaluable resource provides an interesting and informative understanding of the cultural and historical background of the Bible illustrated from archaeology. This is an accessible resource intended for laypeople who want to know more about archaeology and the Bible, whether in seminary courses, college classrooms, church groups or personal study.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The term ‘archaeology’ comes from two Greek words: arkhaios (ἀρχαι̃ος) meaning old or ancient + logos (λόγος) meaning word, speech, or study. Thus, the Greek word archaiologia (ἀρχαιολογία) means the study of the material culture of past civilizations.” (Page 42)

“His central and absorbing interest is the understanding and exposition of the Scriptures.” (Page 43)

“A Tell is an unnatural mound created by the repeated destruction and rebuilding of ancient cities on the same site from the pre-Hellenistic period (sites from classical antiquity are low level sites and generally not considered tells, like Rome, Corinth, Ephesus, Caesarea, Jerash, etc.).” (Page 78)

“Another significant find is the missing verse in the KJV from the Acrostic Psalm 145. Each verse in Psalm 145 begins with a different letter of the 22 characters of the Hebrew alphabet; however the KJV only has 21 verses. The nun verse is missing. The DSS Psalm 145, found in cave 11, includes the missing verse: ‘God is faithful in his words, and gracious in all his deeds’ (11Q5, 11Q5Ps^a).” (Pages 98–99)

“We must also bear in mind that ‘biblical archaeology’ does not have reference to an independent discipline nor to a methodology peculiar to the Bible. Like classical archaeology, biblical archaeology exists not as a separate discipline, but as a field of inquiry within the general discipline of archaeology.’” (Page 43)

Product Details

• Title: Biblical Archaeology: An Introduction with Recent Discoveries That Support the Reliability of the Bible
• Author: David E. Graves
• Volume: 1
• Publisher: Electronic Christian Media
• Print Publication Date: 2018
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Antiquities; Authority › Religious aspects; Bible; Bible › Antiquities; Bible › Evidences, authority, etc; Israel; Israel › Antiquities; Textbooks
• ISBNs: 9781983978364, 9781985349087, 1983978361, 1985349086
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_C857513BE1644BDE97F73B47C1283A94
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:23:19Z