The Lost Testament: From Eden to Exile: The Five Thousand Year History of the People of the Bible - Softcover

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Synopsis

The stories of the Old Testament retold from a modern, historical perspective.

As the leading figure in the New Archaeology, David Rohl has been at the forefront of the movement to discover the archaeological evidence for events described in the Old Testament that we have come to think of as myths.

From the rise of Neolithic civilization in a region now a part of Iran and which inspired the Garden of Eden story, Rohl traces the historical route of the stories of Noah, Abraham and the sojourn in Egypt, to the fall of Jericho.

He looks at the dual kingdoms of the Promised Land and lastly, the exile in Babylon which is where the stories of the
Old Testament were collected into something very like their present form.

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About the Author

David Rohl holds a degree in Egyptology and Ancient History and has travelled and excavated extensively in the Middle East. He was writer and presenter of the acclaimed television series “Pharaohs and Kings: A Biblical Quest”.

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The stories of the Old Testament retold from a modern, historical perspective.

As the leading figure in the New Archaeology, David Rohl has been at the forefront of the movement to discover the archaeological evidence for events described in the Old Testament that we have come to think of as myths.

From the rise of Neolithic civilization in a region now a part of Iran and which inspired the Garden of Eden story, Rohl traces the historical route of the stories of Noah, Abraham and the sojourn in Egypt, to the fall of Jericho.

He looks at the dual kingdoms of the Promised Land and lastly, the exile in Babylon which is where the stories of the
Old Testament were collected into something very like their present form.

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