Biblical archaeology

Biblical archaeology involves the recovery and scientific investigation of the material remains of past cultures that can illuminate the periods and descriptions in the Bible. As with the historical records from any other civilization, the manuscripts must be compared to other accounts from contemporary societies in Europe, Mesopotamia, and Africa; additionally, records from neighbors must be compared with them. The scientific techniques employed are those of archaeology in general including excavations as well as chance discoveries.

Further reading

• Chapman, and J.N. Tubb, Archaeology & The Bible (British Museum, 1990)
• Cornfeld, G.and D.N. Freedman, Archaeology Of The Bible Book By Book (1989)
• Davies, P.R., In Search of 'Ancient Israel': A Study in Biblical Origins, Sheffield (JSOT Press, 1992). A key resource in the maximalist/minimalist controversy by a leading minimalist scholar.
• Dever, William G., "Archaeology and the Bible : Understanding their special relationship", in Biblical Archaeology Review 16:3, (May/June 1990)
• Keller, Werner, The Bible as History, 1955. A widely-read popular account.
• Lance, H.D. The Old Testament and The Archaeologist. London (1983)
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• Ramsey, George W. The Quest For The Historical Israel. London (1982)
• Robinson, Edward (1856) Biblical Researches in Palestine, 1838-52, Boston, MA: Crocker and Brewster.
• Thompson, J.A., The Bible And Archaeology, revised edition (1973)
• Winstone, H.V.F. The Life of Sir Leonard Woolley of Ur, London, 1990
• Wright, G. Ernest, Biblical Archaeology. Philedelphia: Westminster, (1962).
• Yamauchi, E. The Stones And The Scriptures. London: IVP, (1973).