The Bible and Archaeology - Softcover

Matthieu Richelle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1619709112 ISBN 13: 9781619709119

Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

This book is a brief, popular (but informed and up-to-date) introduction to the relationship between the Bible and archaeology. Material culture (i.e., artifacts) and the biblical text illuminate each other in various ways, but many of us find it difficult to reach a nuanced understanding of how this process works and how archaeological discoveries should be interpreted. This book provides an irenic and balanced perspective on these issues, showing how texts and artifacts are in a fascinating dialogue with one another that sheds light on the meaning and importance of both. What emerges is a rich and complex picture that enlivens our understanding of the Bibles message, increases our appreciation for the historical and cultural contexts in which it was written, and helps us be realistic about the limits of our knowledge.|This book is a brief, popular (but informed and up-to-date) introduction to the relationship between the Bible and archaeology. Material culture (i.e., artifacts) and the biblical text illuminate each other in various ways, but many of us find it difficult to reach a nuanced understanding of how this process works and how archaeological discoveries should be interpreted. This book provides an irenic and balanced perspective on these issues, showing how texts and artifacts are in a fascinating dialogue with one another that sheds light on the meaning and importance of both. What emerges is a rich and complex picture that enlivens our understanding of the Bibles message, increases our appreciation for the historical and cultural contexts in which it was written, and helps us be realistic about the limits of our knowledge.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Matthieu Richelle is Professor of Old Testament at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Évangélique, a Protestant seminary in Vaux-sur-Seine, France. Richelle is the author of dozens of scholarly and popular articles on the Bible and the history and inscriptions of Syria-Palestine, as well as the author of several books (in French), including A Guide to Old Testament Exegesis, Understanding Genesis 111 Today, and Ammonite, Moabite, and Edomite Inscriptions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1619709112
• ISBN 13: 9781619709119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128