Pre-Exilic Israel, the Hebrew Bible, and Archaeology

Professor Anthony J. Frendo is Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible, and Head of the Department of Oriental Studies, a member of the Department of Classics and Archaeology, and Co-Diretor of the Confucius Institute at the University of Malta.

• Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Archaeology as a Specialized Form of History; Chapter 3: An Indissoluble Unity in Diversity; Chapter 4: Some Historiographic Insights: Mainly Classical; Chapter 5: To Know or Not to Know; Chapter 6: Sounding the Depths: Archaeological and Textual Stratigraphy; Chapter 7: Micro Biblical Archaeology: A Closer 'Reading' of Text and Artefact. Chapter 8: Macro Biblical Archaeology: Early Traditions in Later Compositions; Chapter 9: Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of Biblical and Classical References; Index of Modern Authors; Subject Index.

...Overall [the author] has produced an excellent primer for those interested in approaching the study of early Israel. [This book may] provide both an excellent entry point for those seeking to enter the debate as well as fuel for further research.