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Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman
A scholarly examination of biblical history through archaeological evidence, arguing that the Bible was composed during the seventh century BCE in Judah rather than being an ancient historical record, and presenting a revised understanding of ancient Israel's rise and development.
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What this book knows
Archaeology dismantles the Bible's founding narratives, revealing them as seventh-century political theology, not historical record.
faith-and-doubt
The great scriptural saga woven together during the reign of Josiah was a brilliant and passionate composition aimed at justifying the religious reforms of Deuteronomy.
BUAN-RC-215The discovery of the book of the Law was regarded as the definitive law code given by God to Moses at Sinai, whose observance would ensure the survival of the people of Israel.
BUAN-RC-270self-and-identity
The 'anachronisms' are far more important for dating and understanding the meaning and historical context of the patriarchal stories than incidental details.
BUAN-RC-154Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob remain at the same time vivid spiritual portraits and the metaphorical ancestors of the entire people of Israel.
BUAN-RC-161obedience-and-authority
Under Josiah the time comes for Judah to rise to greatness; to revive the golden age, this new David must first undo the sins of Solomon and Jeroboam.
BUAN-RC-112Only the arrogant tyranny of Solomon's son Rehoboam seemed to have destroyed the expansive grandeur of the Solomonic empire, confirmed by great 'Solomonic' cities.
BUAN-RC-092Illuminates
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