{"product_id":"the-bible-unearthed-archaeologys-new-vision-of-ancient-israel-and-the-origin-of-its-sacred-texts-9780684869131","title":"The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological research to present a dramatically revised portrait of ancient Israel and its neighbors. They argue that crucial evidence (or a telling lack of evidence) at digs in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon suggests that many of the most famous stories in the Bible--the wanderings of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, Joshua's conquest of Canaan, and David and Solomon's vast empire--reflect the world of the later authors rather than actual historical facts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging the fundamentalist readings of the scriptures and marshaling the latest archaeological evidence to support its new vision of ancient Israel, \u003ci\u003eThe Bible Unearthed\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating and controversial perspective on when and why the Bible was written and why it possesses such great spiritual and emotional power today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsrael Finkelstein is a professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University. He is a leading figure in the archaeology of the Levant and the laureate of the 2005 Dan David Prize in the Past Dimension--Archaeology. Finkelstein served for many years as the Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University and is the co-Director of the Megiddo Expedition. He is the co-author, with Neil Silberman, of \u003ci\u003eThe Bible Unearthed \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of many field reports and scholarly articles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neil Asher Silberman is director of historical interpretation for the Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation in Belgium. He is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Scrolls: Christianity, Judaism, and the War for the Dead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Message and the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDigging for God and Country\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632101658898,"sku":"9780684869131","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c316cd9e-c1e4-4c9f-82b4-36da97672cb6.jpg?v=1732789167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bible-unearthed-archaeologys-new-vision-of-ancient-israel-and-the-origin-of-its-sacred-texts-9780684869131","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}