Takes an issue with "revisionist" critics and offers a foundation for the historicity of the biblical texts. This work draws on an unprecedented range of historical data from the ancient Near East - the Bible's own world - and uses it to reassess both the biblical record and the critics who condemn it. Num Pages: 684 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 974. . 2006. annotated edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: On the Reliability of the Old Testament
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0802803962
ISBN 13: 9780802803962
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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For more than two hundred years controversy has raged over the reliability of the Old Testament. Questions about the factuality of its colorful stories of heroes, villains, and kings, for example, have led many critics to see the entire Hebrew Bible as little more than pious fiction. In this fascinating book, noted ancient historian K. A. Kitchen takes strong issue with today's "revisionist" critics and offers a firm foundation for the historicity of the biblical texts.

In a detailed, comprehensive, and entertaining manner, Kitchen draws on an unprecedented range of historical data from the ancient Near East -- the Bible's own world -- and uses it to soundly reassess both the biblical record and the critics who condemn it. Working back from the latest periods (for which hard evidence is readily available) to the remotest times, Kitchen systematically shows up the many failures of favored arguments against the Bible and marshals pertinent permanent evidence from antiquity's inscriptions and artifacts to demonstrate the basic honesty of the Old Testament writers.

Enhanced with numerous tables, figures, and maps, On the Reliability of the Old Testament is a must-read for anyone interested in the question of biblical truth.

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K. A. Kitchen (1932–2025) was a renowned professor of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. He published numerous books on the ancient Near East and the Old Testament, including The Bible in Its World and On the Reliability of the Old Testament.

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