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The four Temples of the Bible
The four Temples of the Bible
The Tabernacle in the desert
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon
Archaeology and the biblical world
Archaeology and the biblical world
Titus's bow
The First Jewish Revolt (66-73)
The stele of Mesha, king of Moab
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Bible, History and Archaeology
Few subjects of study are as controversial as archaeology's relationship with the biblical world. The meeting of these two fields raises passionate debates that touch on history, politics and religion.
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For more than a century and a half, the Near and Middle East has been the scene of one archaeological project after another. many essential questions have yet to be answered. The historical character, in particular, of many of the events recounted in Scripture is far from established.
The present investigation focuses on archaeological discoveries related to the biblical world. The choice was made to present a selection of archaeological sites and artefacts with a direct or indirect link to the biblical world. reliable link with the narrative content of Scripture.
Moreover, some of the fundamental methods of this science were developed in this context: stratigraphy, for example. which the British scientist Flinders Petrie first applied to the archaeological site of Tell el-Hesi in Judea in 1890.
Today, technological advances such as dendrochronology, thermoluminescence, archaeomagnetism, etc. make it possible to apply these techniques to a wide range of applications. increasingly sophisticated methods. Recent discoveries are shedding light on events and periods of history little documented outside the Bible, in all fields - political, administrative or religious.
The theater of our investigation is a vast geographical area. which, in addition to Palestine, includes the whole of the Near and Middle East, the background to the history of the Hebrews, while the books on the birth of Christianity cover only part of the Mediterranean Near East, as well as Greece and Italy.
The period in question began in the second millennium B.C., It began with the time of Abraham and the Patriarchs, and ended at the beginning of the first millennium AD, during the Roman era.
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Last information 24/04/2021.