This historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi from 1840 to 1990 concentrates on the work of major excavators and scholars. It is a panoramic overview of the methods and theories that served to illuminate the archaeology of the Holy Land; beginning with and introductory chapter that covers the early pioneering years before the work of Pitt Rivers and Petrie.
#2425875 in Books Gregory W Dawes 2001-08-01 2001-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .92 x 6.00l; 1.20 #File Name: 066422458X408 pagesThe Historical Jesus Question The Challenge of History to Religious Authority
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. History; Jesus; myth; meaning and faith ???By DSan excellent book for exploring the subject of Jesus and biblical/christian faith in relation to historical matters; concerns; meaning and methodology of inquiry.Is the Jesus of the gospels myth? what is the meaning/significance of Jesus and does the meaning of Jesus have relevance to history beyond his own time and place? what about the impact of the enlightenment on issues of religion and faith in relation to the subject of Jesus and Christian theology? what are some of the ways that these questions have been approached by historians; scholars; theologians and philosophers and how have they been raised and or answered? what kind of reflective thoughts can be drawn from it all ?this book takes a look at some of the key developments in the rise of the enlightenment and how those have impacted thinking and approaches in biblical studies; especially with the area of Jesus and historical concerns and methods of inquiry; and it explores some of the key thinkers and their thoughts that have wrestled with these issues since the time of the enlightenment and on up to current times.this is not an apologetics book and it is not a Jesus bashing book either. it is just an honest reporting of how these sorts of things have been dealt with by some of the well known; formative and pivotal thinkers in this field such as Spinoza; Schweitzer; Troeltsch; Barth; Bultmann; Strauss; Kasemann; Pannenberg. this book takes a look at some of the key developments in the rise of the enlightenment and how those have impacted thinking and approaches in biblical studies; especially with the area of Jesus and historical concerns and methods of inquiry.
