Titre :	A century of biblical archaeology
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	P. R. S. Moorey, Auteur
Editeur :	Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press
Année de publication :	©1991
Importance :	xvii, 189 p.
Présentation :	maps
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-664-25392-9
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Archaeology Bible--Antiquities Middle East -- Palestine
Résumé :	A historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the first archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi, from 1840 to 1990. Concentrating on the work of
Note de contenu :	1. The Birth of Biblical Archaeology (1800-1890). a. Towards a definition of Biblical Archaeology. b. The rediscovery of ancient Egypt. c. The inscriptions of Assyria. d. Assyriology and Old Testament studies. e. The quest for Biblical Palestine --2. Excavations and Texts: early confrontations (1890-1925). a. The first generation of excavators in Palestine. b. Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible: confrontation and controversy. c. Towards the Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology --3. The Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology (1925-1948). a. Archaeology in Palestine: Albright's colleagues and contemporaries. b. Biblical Archaeology redefined: Albright, Glueck and Wright. c. Excavations in Mesopotamia and Syria: Ur 'of the Chaldees' and Nuzi; Mari and Ugarit (Ras Shamra) --4. New Nations: New Methods (1948-1958). a. Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls: the excavations of Pere de Vaux. b. Kenyon at Jericho (1952-8): old problems: new methods. c. Albright: Bright: Wright --challenge and response. d. Archaeology in Israel: the first decade --5. The Passing of the Old Order: Towards an Identity Crisis (1958-1974). a. Archaeology in Israel: Aharoni and Yadin. b. Kenyon and the Younger Generation. c. G.E. Wright and a new American Generation. d. Franken's excavations at Deir Alla: challenges to orthodoxy. e. The passing of the giants: a growing crisis of confidence. f. Archaeology's loss of innocence -- 6. The Growing Impact of the Natural and Social Sciences (1974-1990). a. Tablets from Ebla (Tell Mardikh): the historicity of the Patriarchs again. b. Albright's paradigm moves into eclipse. c. A new generation of archaeologists at work in Israel. d. Archaeology in Jordan: the revision of Glueck's synthesis. e. Towards a New Testament Archaeology? f. Archaeology and Biblical Studies in 1990: divorce or reconciliation

A century of biblical archaeology [texte imprimé] / P. R. S. Moorey, Auteur . - Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, ©1991 . - xvii, 189 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-664-25392-9
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Langues : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Archaeology Bible--Antiquities Middle East -- Palestine
Résumé :	A historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the first archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi, from 1840 to 1990. Concentrating on the work of
Note de contenu :	1. The Birth of Biblical Archaeology (1800-1890). a. Towards a definition of Biblical Archaeology. b. The rediscovery of ancient Egypt. c. The inscriptions of Assyria. d. Assyriology and Old Testament studies. e. The quest for Biblical Palestine --2. Excavations and Texts: early confrontations (1890-1925). a. The first generation of excavators in Palestine. b. Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible: confrontation and controversy. c. Towards the Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology --3. The Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology (1925-1948). a. Archaeology in Palestine: Albright's colleagues and contemporaries. b. Biblical Archaeology redefined: Albright, Glueck and Wright. c. Excavations in Mesopotamia and Syria: Ur 'of the Chaldees' and Nuzi; Mari and Ugarit (Ras Shamra) --4. New Nations: New Methods (1948-1958). a. Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls: the excavations of Pere de Vaux. b. Kenyon at Jericho (1952-8): old problems: new methods. c. Albright: Bright: Wright --challenge and response. d. Archaeology in Israel: the first decade --5. The Passing of the Old Order: Towards an Identity Crisis (1958-1974). a. Archaeology in Israel: Aharoni and Yadin. b. Kenyon and the Younger Generation. c. G.E. Wright and a new American Generation. d. Franken's excavations at Deir Alla: challenges to orthodoxy. e. The passing of the giants: a growing crisis of confidence. f. Archaeology's loss of innocence -- 6. The Growing Impact of the Natural and Social Sciences (1974-1990). a. Tablets from Ebla (Tell Mardikh): the historicity of the Patriarchs again. b. Albright's paradigm moves into eclipse. c. A new generation of archaeologists at work in Israel. d. Archaeology in Jordan: the revision of Glueck's synthesis. e. Towards a New Testament Archaeology? f. Archaeology and Biblical Studies in 1990: divorce or reconciliation