APPROACHING BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTHONY J. FRENDO
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Names: Frendo, Anthony J., author.
Title: Approaching biblical archaeology / Anthony J. Frendo.
Description: London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “A concise introduction to biblical archaeology, covering the bible in its ancient context and broader cultural milieu and introducing the discipline of archaeology to biblicists”--Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021004236 (print) | LCCN 2021004237 (ebook) |
ISBN 9780567677532 (paperback) | ISBN 9780567676993 (hardback) |
ISBN 9780567677006 (pdf) | ISBN 9780567701558 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible--Antiquities. | Archaeology. | Archaeology and history.
Classification: LCC BS621 .F733 2021 (print) | LCC BS621 (ebook) | DDC 220.9/3--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021004236
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021004237
ISBN: | HB: | 978-0-5676-7699-3 |
| PB | 978-0-5676-7753-2 |
| ePDF: | 978-0-5676-7700-6 |
| ePUB: | 978-0-5677-0155-8 |
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To my dearest Lillian, a virtuous woman,
a prime example of the אשׁת חיל in Prov. 31:10a
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About Approaching Biblical ArchaeologyAnthony J. Frendo introduces biblical students and scholars alike to the discipline of archaeology by explaining how the minds of professional archaeologists work, explaining what archaeologists seek, how they go about doing so, and how they interpret their data. Frendo shows those engaged in biblical scholarship how they can properly integrate biblical research with archaeological discoveries in a way that allows the bible and archaeology to be viewed and kept as distinct disciplines, the respective results of which, where relevant, may be integrated in productive discussion. Frendo also examines how the archaeology of the ancient Near East (particularly that of the southern Levant) has an essential bearing on how scholars can better appreciate the text of the bible, including its religious message. Frendo examines such matters as artefacts, stratigraphy and chronology, and archaeological reasoning. He also demonstrates that, whilst generally it is archaeology that casts light on the biblical text, at points biblical interpretation can help archaeologists to understand certain data. |
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