Name: Jerusalem the Center of the Universe
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Author: Israel Finkelstein
ISBN: 9781628244465

portada Jerusalem the Center of the Universe

Type

Physical Book

Author

Israel Finkelstein

Publisher

Sbl Press

Language

English

Pages

472

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781628244465

Jerusalem the Center of the Universe

Israel Finkelstein (Author) · Sbl Press · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Jerusalem the Center of the Universe"

Jerusalem is the center of the universe, the hub of the three great monotheistic religions, yet how did a city located on the desert fringe, in the semi-arid southern highlands of Israel with little tillable land achieve such dominance? To provide answers to this enduring riddle, Israel Finkelstein has collected twenty-four of his best articles and essays covering the Middle Bronze Age to the late Hellenistic period. With critical and well-informed care, he analyzes archaeological evidence that often stands in tension with the biblical text. Topics of particular interest include the archaeology of the tenth century BCE; Saul, David, and Solomon in the Bible and archaeology; the first expansion of the city in the ninth century; its full growth in the late eighth to seventh centuries; Jerusalem and Judah under the Assyrian Empire; the days of King Josiah; and transormations in the Persian-Hellenistic era.

Israel Finkelstein

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Israel Finkelstein (born in 1949) is an Israeli archaeologist known for his studies on the history of ancient Israel and biblical narratives from an archaeological perspective. His research has been fundamental to the debate on the historicity of the Old Testament accounts and the development of civilizations in Canaan.

Among his most notable works are The Bible Unearthed (2001, co-written with Neil Asher Silberman) and David and Solomon (2006), both focused on the relationship between archaeology and biblical history. His work belongs to the genre of archaeology and history and has had a significant impact on biblical studies and the history of the Near East, challenging traditional interpretations with new scientific evidence.

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