In popular presentation, some treat the Bible as a reliable source for the history of Israel, while others suggest that archaeology has shown that it cannot be trusted at all. This volume debates the issue of how such widely divergent views have arisen and will become an essential source of reference for the future.
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The contributions in this volume represent some of the most nuanced thinking currently available regarding the study of Israelite history, and the book engages many of the historical issues that will continue to stimulate and bedevil biblical scholars throughout the 21st century ... Williamson and the authors whose work appears in this volume are to be congratulated for their stimulating and useful contributions to a debate that will continue to rage, rationally or irrationally for many years to come.
