ISBN10: 0743243625, ISBN13: 9780743243629, [publisher: New York: Free Press] Hardcover 342 p. Etwas berieben, insgesamt vergilbt, sonst guter Zustand / Somewhat rubbed, overall yellowed, otherwise in good condition. - The exciting field of biblical archaeology has revolutionized our understanding of the Bible - and no one has done more to popularise this vast store of knowledge than Israel Finkelstein and Neil Silberman, who revealed what we now know about when and why the Bible was first written in "The Bible Unearthed". Now, with "David and Solomon", they do nothing less than help us to understand the sacred kings and founding fathers of western civilization. David and his son Solomon are famous in the Bible for their warrior prowess, legendary loves, wisdom, poetry, conquests, and ambitious building programmes. Yet thanks to archaeology's astonishing finds, we now know that most of these stories are myths. Finkelstein and Silberman show us that the historical David was a bandit leader in a tiny back-water called Jerusalem, and how - through wars, conquests and epic tragedies like the exile of the Jews in the centuries before Christ and the later Roman conquest - David and his successor were reshaped into mighty kings and even messiahs, symbols of hope to Jews and Christians alike in times of strife and despair and models for the great kings of Europe. A landmark work of research and lucid scholarship by two brilliant luminaries, ...

New York Free Press 2006 1st Edition Hardcover Fine Condition in Fine jacket Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion; Archaeology. ISBN: 0743243625. ISBN/EAN: 9780743243629. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20688.

ISBN10: 0743243625, ISBN13: 9780743243629, [publisher: Free Press, New York] Hardcover First Edition Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion; Archaeology. ISBN: 0743243625. ISBN/EAN: 9780743243629. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20688.
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