The quest for the historical Israel : debating archaeology and the history of early Israel : invited lectures delivered at the Sixth Biennial Colloquium of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, Detroit, October 2005 / by Israel Finkelstein and Amihai Mazar ; edited by Brian B. Schmidt.
Imprint
Atlanta, GA : Society of Biblical Literature, c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and indexes.
Contents
Archaeology and the quest for a historical Israel in the Hebrew Bible -- Using archaeology to assess the Bible's traditions about "the earliest times" -- The historical origins of collective Israel -- The tenth century : The new litmus test for the Bible's historical relevance -- On more secure ground? : the kingdoms of Israel and Judah in Iron II period -- So what? implications for scholars and communities.
