Archaeology

Organized alphabetically, the New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land (Volumes 1-4) describes and analyzes archaeological excavations carried out during the past century or more in the Holy Land, on both sides of the Jordan....No other work compares with the scope and authority of the New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land (Volumes 1-4), or its scholarly significance."

By going beyond mere chronology and focusing on the social organization of biblical society, the Encyclopedia is an important methodological breakthrough for the study of the Bible and archaeology.

Draws on experts in archaeology to provide information on such aspects of the Bible as cultural history, folklore in the ancient Near East, travel and communication, music, and even the use of computers in Biblical studies.

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books offers in-depth articles focused on key topics, many of them written by noted experts. The history of Israel forms the skeletal structure of the Old Testament. Understanding this history and the biblical books that trace it is essential to comprehending the Bible.

This is one of the IVP dictionaries referenced below for which we have both a print copy and an online copy.

"The Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places is a major reference and resource book for the topography and archaeology of Bible times. Listing alphabetically all the main towns and cities, villages and settlements, streams and rivers, countries and states mentioned in the Bible, it is fully illustrated in color throughout. The fruit of the specialist knowledge of more than seventy scholars, the text reflects the latest in archaeological and biblical studies." --BOOK JACKET.