Insights from Archaeology (Insights, 4)

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ISBN-10:

1506400140

ISBN-13:

9781506400143

Author(s): Fiensy, David A.
Released: Jul 15, 2017
Publisher: Fortress Press
Format: Paperback, 188 pages
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Description:

Each volume in the Insights series presents discoveries and insights into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship. Accessible and appealing to today s students, each Insight volume discusses:
how this method, approach, or strategy was first developed and how its application has changed over time;
what current questions arise from its use;
what enduring insights it has produced; and
what questions remain for future scholarship.


Archaeological exploration of Syria-Palestine and the ancient Near East has revolutionized our understanding of the Bible. In this volume, David A. Fiensy provides a brief survey of a discipline that was once called "biblical archaeology" and 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 as well as the ancient Near Eastern and later Greco-Roman environments, and the impact on biblical studies and theology; discusses how archaeological study has shaped the task of biblical interpretation, with illustrative examples; analyzes specific texts through archaeological perspectives; and provides conclusions, challenges, and considerations for the future of archaeology and biblical interpretation.












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