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In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors.
In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological research to present a dramatically revised portrait of ancient Israel and its neighbors. They argue that crucial evidence (or a telling lack of evidence) at digs in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon suggests that many of the most famous stories in the Bibleโthe wanderings of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, Joshuaโs conquest of Canaan, and David and Solomonโs vast empireโreflect the world of the later authors rather than actual historical facts.
ISBN:9780684869124
