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Biblical History of Israel :
In this much-anticipated textbook, Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman
have written a history of ancient Israel that takes the biblical text seriously
as an historical document. While also considering nonbiblical sources and being
attentive to what disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology and sociology
suggest about the past, they do so within the context and paradigm of the Old
Testament canon, which is held as the primary document for reconstructing Israel’s
history.
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Life in Biblical Israel :
"Overall, the book is superb, overflowing with insights into the Biblical
world." -- Biblical Archaeology Review...
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Solomon's Temple: Myth and History :
The Temple of Solomon has been the focus of profound spiritual reverence for over
three thousand years. From its Bronze Age antecedents in the portable shrines
of nomadic tribes, through countless permutations in Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam, the idea of the Temple of Solomon—a place of communion between God
and man—has proven endlessly alluring.
The sacred building itself was
destroyed more than once, on the last occasion by the Romans in AD 70, yet the
great church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the
headquarters of the Templars, and numerous medieval cathedrals were all conceived
as symbolic re-creations of Solomon's original. Medieval magicians practiced magic
to harness the demons who were believed to have constructed the Temple, and mystics
of all faiths had visions of a celestial Temple, mirroring that on earth, where
divine secrets would be revealed.
Solomon's Temple draws on holy texts and
mystic writings, works of art and architecture, modern reconstructions, and photographs
to reveal the myriad ways in which the Temple and the sacred ground on which it
stood have inspired mankind through the ages. 200 illustrations, 130 in color.
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Secrets of Jerusalem's Temple Mount :
Discover the hidden secrets of Solomon's Temple and King Herod's expansion of
the Temple Mount.
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Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the
Temple :
Immensely readable and digestible in just a few sittings, this book examines the
complete history of ancient Israel—from Abraham to the Roman destruction
of the Second Temple in 70 A.D. Offers highest-quality authorship from respected
leaders in their fields...Perfect for adult study groups and Bible groups, and
anyone who wants to learn more about Israel's history or needs a refresher course.
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David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and
the Roots of the Western Tradition :
Starred Review. Lacking clear archeological evidence or extrabiblical testimony,
biblical scholars are often challenged in persuading a skeptical world that the
Bible's characters really existed and that their stories are actual historical
records.
The task of separating myth from history can be a daunting one.
Finkelstein and Silberman, both renowned archaeologists (Finkelstein chairs the
archaeology department [at Tel Aviv University; Silberman is a contributing editor
to Archaeology magazine), take a different approach: integrating ancient heroic
and warrior archetypes into the lives of the kings of Israel, thus synthesizing
history and myth in support of the religious endeavor.
The authors are
careful to note that the absence of contemporary confirmation outside the Bible
is no reason to believe that the characters did not actually exist. Rather, the
biblical stories form the basis for a legend tradition in which the Davidic legacy
gradually transforms "from a down-to-earth political program into the symbols
of a transcendent religious faith that would spread throughout the world."...
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