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Shifting Sands

The Rise and Fall of Biblical Archaeology

Thomas W Davis author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:18th Mar '04

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Before the 1970s, biblical archaeology was the dominant research paradigm for those excavating the history of Palestine. Today most people prefer to speak of Syro/Palestinian archaeology. This is not just a normal shift but reflects a major theoretical and methodological change. It has even been labelled a revolution. In the popular mind, however, biblical archaeology is still alive and well. In Shifting Sands, Thomas W. Davis charts the evolution and the demise of the discipline. Biblical archaeology, he writes, was an attempt to ground the historical witness of the Bible in demonstrable historical reality.

balanced, informed and readable...a very good read. * Theology *

ISBN: 9780195167108

Dimensions: 242mm x 163mm x 20mm

Weight: 422g

192 pages