Dimensions
205 x 270 x 22mm
The question of whether the Bible contains any element of historical truth has been the cause of one of the most divisive and compelling debates of this century. For modern churchmen and Jewish scholars the text of the Book of Books is seen as an amalgam of myth, mistakes and misinterpretation, yet enshrining still a large substratum of fact. While some have claimed to have made such incredible discoveries as the Ark of Noah, the site of the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Ark of the Covenant, for others even the historicity of the Biblical kings David and Solomon must be rejected.
In this gripping and authoritative book, Ian Wilson looks at the latest findings of eminent Biblical archaeologists and scholars in order to gain a crucial perspective on these arguments. He catalogues the movements of the waters and plates of the earth, takes us behind the myths of ancient peoples and searches the depths of Middle Eastern tombs to reveal some astonishing possibilities.
Can Noah's flood be explained by post-Ice-Age floods pouring over the dry Bosporus into a then freshwater lake, today's Black Sea? Do Abraham's remains really lie in the disputed city of Hebron? Might Sodom and Gomorrah really have existed in the geologically unstable Dead Sea region and been destroyed by the fire and brimstone of a massive earthquake? Accompanied by stunning colour photographs, maps and reconstructions of Biblical cities and buildings, this books is both a visual delight and a work of profound intellectual achievement.
