What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It? What Archaeology Can Tell US about the Reality of Ancient Israel

From: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

What Did the Biblical Writers Know and When Did They Know It? What Archaeology Can Tell Us about the Reality of Ancient Israel. By William G. Dever. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001, xiii + 313 pp., $25.00. It was with great anticipation that I accepted the offer to review William Dever's recent book. he is a well-known American archaeologist who specializes in the ancient periods and places of the Bible. However, I was disappointed. I had expected the book to be about what his investigations have revealed to support the OT account of the Israelite nation. Instead, Dever's tome is written to ...

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