Bernard Alpert received a B.S. in earth sciences from the University of Illinois and an M.S. in Classical archaeology from Oxford University. He has been excavating in Israel for over thirty years. He is the founding director of Archaeological Seminars Institute at Jerusalem, Israel. Fran Alpert received a B.A. in education and an M.S. in Classical archaeology from Oxford University. She is an educator, a licensed Israeli guide, and a lecturer known for her creative approach to the Land of Israel.

• List of Figures Acknowledgments Historical Time Periods according to the BibleIntroduction1. Archaeology—Biblical and Modern Archaeology2. The Patriarchal Period3. The Exodus—Leaving Egypt and Wandering in the Desert4. The Emergence of the Israelite People5. The Monarchy—Saul, David, and Solomon6. The Divided Kingdom to the First Exile7. The Period that Yielded the Bible—Hezekiah through Josiah8. Redacting the Bible—The Babylonian Exile to Ezra 9. Educational Perspective—A Postscript Selected References

[This book] offers general readers a new and empirically based look at the relationship between archaeology and the Hebrew Bible. Written in clear and accessible language, it engages the reader in a new conversation about a very important subject.