The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives: The Quest for the Historical Abraham

by Thomas L. Thompson

Book Overview

Archaeology seems to have become an active partner in the attempt to prove the historical truth of the Bible. Biblical archaeologists have gone to the field in search of Noah's ark or the walls of Jericho, as if the finding of these artifacts would make the events of scripture somehow more true or real.Thomas Thompson is one of the most vocal contemporary critics of biblical archaeology. His simple but powerful thesis is that archaeology cannot be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563383896
• ISBN13: 9781563383892
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Trinity Press International
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"