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Fiensy, David A.,

Insights from archaeology / Insights from archeology David A. Fiensy. - xvii, 169 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Insights : reading the Bible in the 21st century . - Insights (Minneapolis, Minn.) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-159) and indexes.

Vocational guidance counseling: what archaeology is and what archaeologists do -- Digging up the Bible: examples of using archaeology to interpret the Bible -- All in the family: house, family, village, and meal in the Iron Age highlands of Israel -- It is lived so briefly: osteoarchaeology and the New Testament -- Conclusions: what archaeology can and cannot do -- Appendix: Archaeological periods of Palestine (Neolithic to Iron Age).

"In this volume, David A. Fiensy provides a brief survey of a discipline that was once called "biblical archaeology." He describes how the conception of the field has changed; recounts how key discoveries have opened up new understandings of Israel's own history and religion; discusses how archaeological study has shaped the task of biblical interpretation; analyzes specific texts through archaeological perspectives; and provides conclusions, challenges, and considerations for the future of archaeology and biblical interpretation"--

ISBN: 9781506400143 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2017470078

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible--Antiquities.
Bible.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East.
Archaeology--Vocational guidance.
Antiquities.
Archaeology--Vocational guidance.
Excavations (Archaeology)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East--Antiquities.
Middle East.

LC Class. No.: BS621 / .F54 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 220.93