Overview
An account of the June 2002 discovery of the first-century limestone ossuary, believed to be evidence of Jesus's existence, documents the events surrounding the discovery and what its existence reveals about Jesus, his family, and his followers.
Full Product Details
Author: Hershel / WitheriNGTON Shanks ,
Ben Witherington, III
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperSanFrancisco
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.390kg
ISBN: 9780060581176
ISBN 10: 0060581174
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 16 March 2004
Audience:
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Anyone with an interest in archaeology or the historical Jesus will find this book fascinating. -- Booklist
Readers...will learn much about archaeology and early Christianity from this good example of archaeological and biblical popularization. --America Magazine A most interesting and helpful book...a thorough and balanced job. An essential purchase for libraries of all sizes. --Library Journal Anyone with an interest in archaeology or the historical Jesus will find this book fascinating. --Booklist
"""Anyone with an interest in archaeology or the historical Jesus will find this book fascinating."" -- Booklist ""Readers...will learn much about archaeology and early Christianity from this good example of archaeological and biblical popularization."" -- America Magazine ""A most interesting and helpful book...a thorough and balanced job. An essential purchase for libraries of all sizes."" -- Library Journal"
Author Information
Ben Witherington III is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. The author of more than thirty books, including The Brother of Jesus, he has twice won the Christianity Today award for one of the best biblical studies books of the year, and he has presented seminars for churches, colleges, and biblical meetings not only in the United States but also in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Witherington writes for many church and scholarly publications, is a regular contributor to Christianity Today and Beliefnet.com, and has been featured widely in the national media. Hershel Shanks is the premier figure in communicating, through his magazines, books, and conferences, the world of biblical archaeology to general readers. Hershel Shanks is ""probably the world's most influential amateur Biblical archeologist,"" declares New York Times book critic Richard Bernstein. Shanks was also a leading figure in making the complete Dead Sea Scrolls available to the world. He is the editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review, Archaeology Odyssey, and Moment. He is the author and editor of several major books on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jerusalem, and biblical archaeology, including Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple, Christianity and Rabinnic Judaism, The Search for Jesus, Recent Archaeology in the Land of Israel, Archaeology and the Bible, and Jerusalem: An Archaeological Biography. He lives in Washington, D.C.
