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Title: The Bible as History by Werner Keller ISBN: 0-553-27943-2 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Beginning weak, stick with it.
Comment: I will admit that the first few chapters of this book were rather disappointing to me. The common thread seemed to be 'Archaeological Dig X gave incredible confirmation to this bible story. It's amazing! But then we discovered that we were wrong all along, and there was no confirmation after all." Next Chapter "Archaeological Dig Y gave incredible..." etc. etc.
I decided to stick with it, though, simply because the way the history is presented is far more interesting than any textbook I've ever seen, and as such, more readable, easier to remember and learn. I'm glad I did, as after the first few chapters, there are some amazing discoveries that are written about.
The best thing is that Keller takes nothing for granted. He's not the kind of scholar to ignore any evidence to the contrary, nor does he ever try to force any preconceived notions on the findings. Due to this, when he does present some amazing stories of corroborations between biblical and extrabiblical discoveries, it is easy to take on face value. Personally, I'm a suspicious reader, so I looked into some other books in the same field and was pleased to see that although the book does not always go into specifics, it never ignores the important ones to prove an erroneous point.
Not only Christians can enjoy this, either. The skeptic will still gain a lot. The purpose of this book is not to prove or disprove the existence of miracles, nor is it really sufficient to prove truth in the Christian faith. All it does is allow you to look at the Bible as a historical document, and evaluate its validity from unbiased grounds, whether you agree with the religion or not. From this point of view, it is quite amazing, and should be respected as one of the most complete and continually corroborated pieces of history we have.
Rating: 4
Summary: Enjoyable read if you take it for what it is.
Comment: A good book that tries to link historical evidence to Biblical events and stories. Please understand that it was written in 1956 so all of the evidence is not based on the most recent scientific methods or archeological discoveries. It also is a "history" book so it stays clear of mystical and miraculous proof for events. It does not denigrate these events though.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bible as History
Comment: This book links the events of history with those of the Bible and demonstrates and validates the historical accuracy of the Bible. As a student of the Bible I often try to put myself into the time and circumstances of the events in the Bible. This book does just that - it fills in the political and sociological background for many of the Bible events. I thought is was truly fascinating and left me certain that much is still waiting to be found in the ever changing sands of the fertile crescent.
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Title: Archaeology and Bible History by Joseph P. Free, Howard F. Vos ISBN: 0310479614 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 04 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: The Stones Cry Out by Randall Price ISBN: 1565076400 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Randall Price ISBN: 1565074548 Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc. Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard E. Friedman ISBN: 0060630353 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Book: A History of the Bible by Christopher De Hamel ISBN: 0714837741 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 25 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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