Freund, Richard A.

Digging through the Bible : understanding biblical people, places, and controversies through archaeology / Richard A. Freund. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2008. - xii, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-364) and index.

The search for Sinai: archaeological reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the revelation at Mount Sinai -- Searching for King David and King Solomon and the ancient city of Jerusalem -- Searching for Jesus in Galilee and Babylonia -- Searching her-stories: women in ancient Israel -- Searching for synagogues: a lost synagogue ritual recovered by archaeology -- Searching for the mysterious teacher of righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea scrolls -- Seeking Mary: the mother of Jesus, the sister of Moses and the well and bathhouse of Nazareth -- The search for Bar Kokhba: one "biblical" character who was found.

9780742546448 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742546446 (cloth : alk. paper)

2008018594


Bible--Antiquities.
Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.
Bible--History of Biblical events.


Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.

BS621 / .F736 2008

220.9/3