Israel Finkelstein and historian Neil Silberman compare the discoveries made by archaeology with biblical texts to test the historical veracity of the Old Testament; the foundation text of the three main monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Some of their findings challenge both the original biblical stories and the scope of 'biblical archaeology' that prevailed from the 19th century to the 1930s.
Israel Finkelstein and historian Neil Silberman compare the discoveries made by archaeology with biblical texts to test the historical veracity of the Old Testament; the foundation text of the three main monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Some of their findings challenge both the original biblical stories and the scope of 'biblical archaeology' that prevailed from the 19th century to the 1930s.
