The Kregel Pictorial Guide To Old Testament Archaeology

A new addition to the best-selling Kregel Pictorial Guide series

Sound research and illuminating visuals make biblical and historical times and teachings come alive for today's middle-school and high-school students as well as pastors looking for a concise overview of familiar topics. This volume continues the valuable tradition of the best-selling Kregel Pictorial Guide series with their full-color introductions that make history easy to understand and interesting to learn. Alfred Hoerth offers an informative and colorful introduction to the archeology of the Old Testament, exploring the history, culture, and social forces of the earliest civilizations. Full-color maps, photographs, and diagrams allow students to walk through digs and discoveries in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Palestine and experience the findings for themselves.

Examines everything from chariots to clothing, health to hairstyles, plowing to pottery, and work to worship. Carefully and thoroughly indexed.

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The recovery of the history of the ancient Near East through archaeology is one of the major achievements of the modern age. Although the impact of this new knowledge on biblical matters is briefly surveyed, the main concern of this book is with the methods that archaeologists use in going about their work. Lance discusses the principles of excavation and how materials recovered are brought to bear on biblical studies. The book explains in detail the principles of stratigraphy and typology, suggests practical ways for the beginner to find needed information in the confusing array of primary and secondary publications, and takes a brief look at the future of biblical archaeology as a discipline.

A popular introduction to archaeology and the methods archaeologists use to reconstruct the history of ancient Israel.