{"product_id":"david-and-solomon-in-search-of-the-bibles-sacred-kings-and-the-roots-of-the-western-tradition-paperback","title":"David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsrael Finkelstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Asher Silberman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been an explosion of recent discoveries in biblical archaeology. These finds have shed powerful light on figures and stories from the Bible -- and completely changed what we know about some of its most famous characters. The reputations of the first great kings, David and Solomon, evolved over hundreds of years. In \u003ci\u003eDavid and Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e, leading archaeologists Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman focus on the two great leaders as a window into the entire biblical era. \u003ci\u003eDavid and Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e covers one thousand years of ancient civilization, separating fact from legend and proving that the roots of the western tradition lie very deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsrael Finkelstein is a professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University. He is a leading figure in the archaeology of the Levant and the laureate of the 2005 Dan David Prize in the Past Dimension -- Archaeology. Finkelstein served for many years as the Director of the Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University and is the co-Director of the Megiddo Expedition. He is the co-author, with Neil Silberman, of \u003ci\u003eThe Bible Unearthed\u003c\/i\u003e (Free Press, 2001) and the author of many field reports and scholarly articles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeil Asher Silberman is director of historical interpretation for the Ename Center for Public Archaeology and Heritage Presentation in Belgium. He is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eArchaeology\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Scrolls: Christianity, Judaism, and the War for the Dead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Message and the Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDigging for God and Country\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757192872224,"sku":"9780743243636","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e80e6134cdcafbdf0d9c627709b17873.webp?v=1780096195","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/david-and-solomon-in-search-of-the-bibles-sacred-kings-and-the-roots-of-the-western-tradition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}