A Century of Biblical Archaeology

by Moorey, P. R. S.

• ISBN13: 9780664253929
• ISBN10: 066425392X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-12-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

This historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi from 1890 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 an introductory chapter that covers the early pioneering years before Pitt Rivers and Petrie.

Author Biography

P. R. S. Moorey is Keeper of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and President of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Chronological Table	p. x
Maps	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
The Birth of Biblical Archaeology (1800-1890)	p. 1
Towards a definition of Biblical Archaeology	p. 2
The rediscovery of ancient Egypt	p. 4
The inscriptions of Assyria	p. 7
Assyriology and Old Testament studies	p. 12
The quest for Biblical Palestine	p. 14
Excavations and Texts: early confrontations (1890-1925)	p. 25
The first generation of excavators in Palestine	p. 26
Near Eastern archaeology and the Bible: confrontation and controversy	p. 40
Towards the Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology	p. 48
The Golden Age of Biblical Archaeology (1925-1948)	p. 54
Archaeology in Palestine: Albright's colleagues and contemporaries	p. 55
Biblical Archaeology redefined: Albright, Glueck and Wright	p. 67
Excavations in Mesopotamia and Syria: Ur 'of the Chaldees' and Nuzi; Mari and Ugarit (Ras Shamra)	p. 78
New Nations: New Methods (1948-1958)	p. 87
Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls: the excavations of Pere de Vaux	p. 89
Kenyon at Jericho (1952-8): old problems: new methods	p. 94
Albright: Bright: Wright - challenge and response	p. 99
Archaeology in Israel: the first decade	p. 106
The Passing of the Old Order: Towards an Identity Crisis (1958-1974)	p. 114
Archaeology in Israel: Aharoni and Yadin	p. 116
Kenyon and the Younger Generation	p. 122
G.E. Wright and a new American Generation	p. 126
Franken's excavations at Deir Alla: challenges to orthodoxy	p. 132
The passing of the giants: a growing crisis of confidence	p. 135
Archaeology's loss of innocence	p. 140
The Growing Impact of the Natural and Social Sciences (1974-1990)	p. 146
Tablets from Ebla (Tell Mardikh): the historicity of the Patriarchs again	p. 149
Albright's paradigm moves into eclipse	p. 153
A new generation of archaeologists at work in Israel	p. 156
Archaeology in Jordan: the revision of Glueck's synthesis	p. 167
Towards a New Testament Archaeology?	p. 170
Archaeology and Biblical Studies in 1990: divorce or reconciliation?	p. 173
Brief Glossary	p. 179
Select Bibliography	p. 181
Index of Personal Names	p. 184
Index of Places	p. 187
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