ABSTRACT
Joint winner of the 2011 Biblical Archaeology Society Publication Award in the category "Best Scholarly Book on Archaeology" The archaeology of the Holy Land is undergoing major change. 'Historical Biblical Archaeology and the Future' describes the paradigm shift brought about by objective science-based dating methods, geographic information systems, anthropological models, and digital technology tools. The book serves as a model for how researchers can investigate the relationship between ancient texts (both sacred and profane) and the archaeological record. Influential archaeologists and biblical scholars examine a range of texts, materials and cultures: the Vedas and India; the Homeric legends and Greek Classical Archaeology; the Sagas and Icelandic archaeology; Islamic Archaeology; and the Umayyad, Abbasid, and Ayyubid periods. The groundbreaking essays offer a foundation for future research in biblical archaeology, ancient Jewish history and biblical studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |95 pages
Into the Future—New Trends in Historical Biblical Archaeology
chapter |40 pages
The New Pragmatism
chapter |12 pages
Re-Constructing Biblical Archaeology
chapter |15 pages
The Archaeology of the Levant in North America
part |106 pages
Some Applications
chapter |19 pages
New Perspectives on Levantine Mortuary Ritual
chapter |14 pages
Under the Shadow of the Four-Room House
chapter |12 pages
The Philistines and their Material Culture in Context
part |90 pages
From Text to Turf
chapter |36 pages
Texts in Exile
chapter |23 pages
Archaeology, the Bible and History
part |68 pages
In Perspective