[Gutenberg 43070] • Archæology and the Bible

It is the purpose of this book to gather into one volume the most valuable information of all sorts that the excavations in Bible lands have afforded, and to put it in such form that it may be of service to the pastor and Sunday-school teacher. An attempt has been made so to present the material that one may not only have the wealth of illumination for Biblical study that exploration has produced, but also that he may possess an outline of the history of the exploration and of the countries sufficient to enable him to place each item in its proper perspective. Whether in handling so large a mass of data the writer has achieved his aim, the reader must judge. The book includes the following chapters: Part I: (1.1) Egypt, (1.2) Babylonia and Assyria, (1.3) The Hittites, (1.4) Palestine and Its Exploration, (1.5) Outline of Palestine’s Archaeological History, (1.6) The Cities of Palestine, (1.7) Roads and Agriculture, (1.8) Pottery, (1.9) Utensils and Personal Ornaments, (1.10) Measures, Weights, and Money, (1.11) High Places and Temples, (1.12) The Tombs of Palestine, (1.13) Jerusalem, (1.14) The Decapolis, (1.15) Athens, Corinth, and the Churches of Asia. Part II: (2.1) An Epic of Creation Which Circulated in Babylon and Assyria in the Seventh Century, B.C., (2.2) Another Account of the Creation Found at Babylon, (2.3) The Babylonian Sabbath, (2.4) The Legend of Adapa and the Fall of Man, (2.5) The Patriarchs Before the Flood, (2.6) A Babylonian Account of the Flood, From a Table Written at Nineveh in the Seventh Century B.C., (2.7) An Account of the Creation and Flood, From a Table Written at Nippur Before 2000 B.C., (2.8) An Account of the Origin of a City and the Beginning of Agriculture, From a Table Written at Nippur Before 2000 B.C., (2.9) Abraham and Archaeology, (2.10) Jacob and Joseph, (2.11) Palestine in the Patriarchal Age, (2.12) Moses and the Exodus, (2.13) The Code of Hammurapi and Pentateuch, (2.14) An Alleged Parallel to Leviticus – A Carthaginian Law Concerning Sacrifices, (2.15) Some Letters from Palestine, (2.16) Documents from the Time of Israel’s Judges, (2.17) Archaeological Light on the Books of Kings, (2.18) The End of the Babylonian Exile, (2.19) A Jewish Colony in Egypt During the Time of Nehemiah, (2.20) A Babylonian Job, (2.21) Psalms from Babylonia and Egypt, (2.22) Parallels to Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, (2.23) Egyptian Parallels to the Song of Songs, (2.24) Illustrations of Passages in the Prophets, (2.25) Reputed Sayings of Jesus Found in Egypt, (2.26) Archaeological Light on the Enrolment of Quirinius, (2.27) Archaeological Light on the Acts and Epistles. The book is over 700 pages and is amply illustrated. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless book.