| A Century of Biblical Archaeology Contributor(s): Moorey, P. R. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 066425392X ISBN-13: 9780664253929 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 1992 Annotation: 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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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology - Religion | History - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 220.93 |
| LCCN: 920198-8 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.26" W x 8.64" L (0.61 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi from 1840 to 1990 concentrates on the work of major excavators and scholars. It is a panoramic overview of the methods and theories that served to illuminate the archaeology of the Holy Land, beginning with and introductory chapter that covers the early pioneering years before the work of Pitt Rivers and Petrie. |
Contributor Bio(s): Moorey, P. R. S.: - P. R. S. Moorey was a British archaeologist and historian of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. He was Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford, where he also served as Vicegerent of Wolfson College. |
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