New Testament Exegesis Resources

Part 1: The architecture of New Testament times -- City layouts and civic structures -- Religious and domestic structures -- Part 2: The building program of Herod the Great -- Herodian Jerusalem -- Herodian construction outside Jerusalem -- Part 3: Archaeology and the life of Christ -- Jesus' youth and ministry in Galilee -- Jesus' ministry and last days in Judea -- Part 4: Archaeology and the church -- Cities in Eastern and Central Asia Minor -- Cities in Western Asia Minor -- Macedonian cities and Athens -- Corinth and Rome -- The discovery and contributions of ancient documents.

In volume 1, Israeli archaeologist Mazar (Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew U. in Jerusalem) introduces archaeological research in Israel and Jordan, and discusses its implications for our knowledge of the world of the Old Testament. He covers the period from the first permanent settlements to the destruction of the First Temple by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian domination of the country. Volume 2 considers various artifacts unearthed in recent years and relates them to the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian periods in the Bible. Accompanied by photographs and illustrations of ancient relics ranging from household pottery to jewelry and sculpture. Volume 3 explores the archaeological record of the land of the Bible from its conquest by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BCE until the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century CE. Focusing on the region's archaeology during the crucial Greco-Roman era, this book offers an overview of a tumultuous period in world history.

This title examines the origins of biblical archaeology as a discipline and the major controversies that first prompted explorers to go in search of objects and sites that would 'prove' the Bible. The most well-known biblical archaeologists are discussed, such as Kathleen Kenyon and Yigael Yadin. The sites that are essential sources of knowledge are described, along with some of the most important discoveries that have been made, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Also examined are the archaeological finds that shed further light on the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, and the issue of potential frauds and forgeries.

Introduction; Archaeology and Genesis 1-11; The Patriarchs; Exodus, the Conquest, and the Judges; The United Monarchy; The Divided Kingdom (Israel); The Divided Kingdom (Judah); The Exile and the Postexilic Period; The Life of Christ; The Early Christian Church; About the Publisher; Share Your Thoughts.