The Keller, Werner 1909- creator Rehork, Joachim. text bibliography nyu New York Morrow 1981, c1980 1981 1980 2d rev. ed., 1st U.S. ed. monographic eng ger

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413 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Digging up the Old Testament: In the "Fertile crescent" -- U of the Chaldees -- Digging up the flood -- A Flood-story from old Babylonia -- Abraham lived in the kingdom of Mari -- The long journey to Canaan -- Abraham and Lot in the land of purple In the Realm of the Pharaohs from Joseph to Moses: Joseph in Egypt -- Four hundred years' silence -- Forced labour in Pithom and Raamses Forty years in the Wilderness from the Nile to the Jordan: On the road to Sinai -- At the mountain of Moses -- Under desert skies -- On the threshold of the promised land The battle for the Promised Land from Joshua to Saul: Israel invades -- Under Deborah and Gideon -- The warriors from Caphtor -- Under the yoke of the Philistines When Israel was an Empire - From David to Solomon: David, a great king -- Solomon, the Copper-king -- The queen of Sheba as a business partner -- Israel's colourful daily life Two Kings - two kingdoms from Rehoboam to Jehoiachin: The shadow of a new world power -- The end of the Northern Kingdom -- Judah under the yoke of Assyria -- The seductive religions of Canaan -- The end of Nineveh as a world power -- The last days of Judah From the Exile to the Maccabean Kingdom from Ezekiel to John Hyrcanus: Education through exile -- Sunset in the Ancient Orient -- Cyrus, kings of Persia -- Return to Jerusalem -- Under Greek influence -- The battle for Religious Liberty Digging up the New Testament: Jesus of Nazareth: Palestine on Mare Nostrum -- The star of Bethlehem -- The flight to Egypt -- Nazareth in Galilee -- John the Baptist -- The last journey, trial and crucifixion In the days of the apostles: In the steps of St. Paul -- The grave of St. Peter -- The destruction of Jerusalem New light on old truth: Let there be light -- Rebuilding with the help of the Bible -- The Dead Sea Scrolls The oldest Biblical Manuscripts by Werner Keller ; translated from the German by William Neil ; rev. and with a postscript by Joachim Rehork ; new material translated from the German by B. H. Rasmussen. Translation of Und die Bibel hat doch recht. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 394-398. History of contemporary events Antiquities BS635.2 .K3713 1981 220.9/5 0688037240 80022218 DLC 800903 20230626072358.0 410166