Overview of The Cities That Built the Bible Book

An engaging journey into the Bible and archaeology from a new perspective: instead of starting with kings, prophets or texts, Cargill starts with ancient cities combined with a lively personal account that puts flesh and bones on the tale. Richard Elliot Friedman, Th.D., author of the Bible with Sources RevealedDr. Robert Cargill, archaeologist, Bible scholar and host of numerous television specials and documentaries, explores the cities that influenced the Bible, revealing that in order to truly understand the Bible, we must understand the cities from which it was developed.For many, the names Bethlehem, Babylon and Jerusalem are known as the setting for epic stories from the Bible featuring rustic mangers, soaring towers and wooden crosses. What often gets missed is that these cities are far more than just the setting for the Bible and its characters they were instrumental to the creation of the Bible as we know it today.Taking us behind-the-scenes of the Bible, Cargill blends archaeology, biblical history and personal journey as he explores these cities and their role in the creation of the Bible. He reveals surprising facts such as what the Bible says about the birth of Jesus and how Mary s Virgin Birth caused problems for the early church. We ll also see how the God of the Old Testament was influenced by other deities, that there were numerous non-biblical books written about Moses, Jacob and Jesus in antiquity and how far more books were left out of the Bible than were let in during the messy, political canonization process.The Cities That Built the Bible is a magnificent tour through fourteen cities: The Phoenicia cities of Tyre, Sidon and Byblos, Ugarit, Nineveh, Babylon, Megiddo, Athens, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Qumran, Bethlehem, Nazareth and Rome. Along the way, Cargill includes photos of artifacts, dig sites, ruins and relics, taking readers on a far reaching journey from the Grotto of the Nativity to the battlegrounds of Megiddo, from the towering Acropolis ofAthens to the caves in Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. An exciting adventure through time, the Cities That Built the Bible is a fresh, fascinating exploration that sheds new light on the Bible.

• Book Type :

Religious Studies

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

352 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

0062366769

• The Cities That Built the Bible Published On :

21 Feb 2017

• Resource:

Religion, Religious Studies Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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