A Century of Biblical Archaeology

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.

Author: P. R. S. Moorey
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 09/01/1992
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.64h x 6.26w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780664253929

About the Author
Moorey, P. R. S.: - P. R. S. Moorey was a British archaeologist and historian of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. He was Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford, where he also served as Vicegerent of Wolfson College.