Shifting Sands by Thomas W Davis
Before the 1970s, biblical archaeology was the dominant research paradigm for those excavating the history of Palestine. Today most people prefer to speak of Syro/Palestinian archaeology. This is not just a normal shift but reflects a major theoretical and methodological change. It has even been labelled a revolution. In the popular mind, however, biblical archaeology is still alive and well. In Shifting Sands, Thomas W. Davis charts the evolution and the demise of the discipline. Biblical archaeology, he writes, was an attempt to ground the historical witness of the Bible in demonstrable historical reality.
balanced, informed and readable..a very good read. * Theology *
Thomas W. Davis is Director of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute. He has more than twenty-five years of archaeological experience, having excavated in Cyprus, Jordan, Egypt, and the United States.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195167108 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195167104 |
| Title | Shifting Sands |
| Author | Thomas W Davis |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2004-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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