A Century of Biblical Archaeology

A Century of Biblical Archaeology
ISBN-10
066425392X
ISBN-13
9780664253929
Category
Religion
Pages
189
Language
English
Published
1991-01-01
Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Author
Peter Roger Stuart Moorey

Description

A historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the first archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi, from 1840 to 1990. Concentrating on the work of major excavators and scholars, Moorey details collaborations and conflicts between archaeologists and theologians who possess different views on the purpose of biblical archaeology.

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