Digging through the Bible modern archaeology and the ancient Bible / [electronic resource] :
Richard A. Freund.
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, c2009.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 381 p.) : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-364) and index.
Chronology of events -- A crash course in biblical archaeology -- The search for Sinai : archaeological reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the revelation at Mount Sinai -- Searching for King David and King Solomon and the ancient city of Jerusalem -- Searching for Jesus in Galilee and Babylonia -- Searching her stories : women in ancient Israel -- Searching for synagogues : a lost synagogue ritual recovered by archaeology -- Searching for the teacher of righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea scrolls -- Seeking Mary, mother of Jesus ; Miriam, sister of Moses ; and the well and bathhouse of Nazareth -- The search for Bar Kokhba : one "biblical" character who was found -- Exploring an archaeological site.