
The Bible Unearthed
Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
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Bob Souer
In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors.
In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological research to present a dramatically revised portrait of ancient Israel and its neighbors. They argue that crucial evidence (or a telling lack of evidence) at digs in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon suggests that many of the most famous stories in the Bible - the wanderings of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, Joshua’s conquest of Canaan, and David and Solomon’s vast empire - reflect the world of the later authors rather than actual historical facts.
Challenging the fundamentalist readings of the scriptures and marshaling the latest archaeological evidence to support its new vision of ancient Israel, The Bible Unearthed offers a fascinating and controversial perspective on when and why the Bible was written and why it possesses such great spiritual and emotional power today.
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Overall, The Bible Unearthed, is well written and not excessively pedantic. I did not find it to be “ideologically driven” as one scholar has alleged, though theirs is obviously not the last word on this topic.
As for the narrator, he did a great job, inspiring me to finish this audiobook before some others I had already begun. I also like the fact that he read through each of the appendices, which are all interesting and informative.
Quite Eye Opening
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Fascinating
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The book is dense in places (making the audiobook version challenging to keep up with at times), and presumes general knowledge of ancient history and geography, as well as general familiarity with the Old Testament. Listening to this book has prompted me to order the print version to fully digest its contents. Whether listening to or reading this book, have some relevant maps at hand.
Fascinating and helpful.
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Objectively Presented
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I have been studying history for over 30 years. The *evidence* I've uncovered simply has not matched the *faith* narratives regarding the geography covered by this book.
indeed this book comports with and validates numerous archeological finds in Egypt, Sumer and surrounding Mesopotamia.
If you are interested in historical fact as supported by archeological *evidence* this book is for you.
EYE OPENING
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The reading is nothing to write home about. The tone is dry and boring. More importantly, every foreign word is mispronounced. Well, I should say every Hebrew personal and place name. The one French name I heard is not only pronounced correctly, but also with French accent. Pronunciation is so monstrous as to be racist: the reader clearly put zero effort into learning how to pronounce a handful of personal names related to the main subject. The negligence is so glaring as almost to seem intentional. This book should be re-recorded with a more deligent and possibly less racist voice actor.
Great work of scholarship with mediocre reading
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Wonderful Guide to the Real Historical record!
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Excellent
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All around a great book.
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The clarity of the text.
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