TY - BOOK AU - Hoffmeier,James Karl TI - The archaeology of the Bible SN - 9780745952260 (hbk.) AV - BS621 .H644 2008 U1 - 220.93 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Lion Hudson KW - Bible KW - Antiquities KW - Geography N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index; PART 1. Introduction to archaeology and its application to the Old Testament: The birth of archaeology -- The Bible, archaeology and interpretation -- Genesis: the origins of the world and Israel -- Israel in and out of Egypt -- PART 2. The land and kings of Israel: Taking the promised land -- Judges, prophets and kings -- The kingdom comes -- The tale of two kingdoms: Israel and Judah -- From Babylon to Jerusalem -- PART 3. New Testament times: The Greco-Roman world of the New Testament -- The life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth -- The death and burial of Jesus -- The birth and spread of Christianity -- Epilogue. The journey has just begun ER -