Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899610048 ISBN 13: 9780899610047

Publisher: SBS Pub, 1980

Synopsis

Tight binding. No writing or highlighting. No torn or missing pages. Dust cover has some minor tears.Book itself is in VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT condition.

About this title

About the Author:

Avraham Negev is Professor of Classical Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University. Dr. Negev has directed numerous archaeological digs, including expeditions to Oboda, Caesarea, the Roman theater of Beth-Shean, Memphis, Elusa, and Susiya. A prolific writer, he is the author of scholarly and popular books and articles published in Hebrew and English, including Cities of the Desert, Caesarea, Archaeology in the Land of the Bible, Masters of the Desert, An Introduction to the Archaeology of Palestine, and New Avenues in Nabatean Archaeology.Shimon Gibson is a field archaeologist working in Israel and Palestine. During the past 20 years, Dr. Gibson has conducted numerous excavations and field surveys including work at Sataf, Dor, Tel el-Ful, and Modi'in. He is currently in charge of excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem. Editor since 1987 of the Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society, he is the author of more than one hundred articles and two monographs on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Review:

"A necessary addition... so all may learn the rich heritage of the three major religions that held this area sacred." -- Choice, November 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: SBS Pub
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0899610048
• ISBN 13: 9780899610047
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Negev Avraham