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"The aim of this book is to describe the often-complicated relationship between archaeology and the Bible. It is not a book on `biblical archaeology', and archaeology is not used to illustrate the biblical stories, let alone to prove that the Bible is right. On the contrary, it focuses on the information that archaeology can provide of the lives and beliefs of the ancient peoples that inhabited the land in which the Bible was written, and on the question of how this information relates to the biblical stories. It aims at providing some examples of how this interplay of archaeology and biblical stories works, and how to interpret the discrepancy that may exist between the results of archaeological research and the biblical narrative. It thus offers an introduction into the field from the standpoint of an archaeologist"--

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Bible --- Antiquities.

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Excavations (Archaeology) --- Jerusalem --- Antiquities. --- Archeology

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This is the account of a remarkable excavation. It started with a modest dig on an unremarkable tell in Jordan. The name of the tell does not occur in the Bible, and no ancient town of any importance was to be expected under the rubble. The excavator Henk Franken had not yet made a name for himself within the archaeological community. And yet, from 1960 onwards history was being (re)written at Tell Deir Alla. To discover the secrets of the tell, the expedition team defied cold, rain and stormy winds for months on end, sleeping in rattling tents and working long days on the tell and in the camp. And with success! A meticulous yet efficient excavation method was introduced, the already tenuous relationship between Bible and archaeology was further exacerbated, and the study of excavated pottery was given a scientific basis. The name Deir Alla became an international benchmark for modern scientific research, for prompt publication of the remarkable finds and for independent interpretation of the excavation results. The story of the excavations at Tell Deir Alla in the 1960s have never been told in any detail, and the excavation results have mostly been published in scholarly books and journals which are difficult to access. This book hopes to remedy that. It recounts the story of the first ten years of the project, from 1959 when funding for the project was sought, until 1969 when the first report was published. The first section describes the organization of the project before the expedition team went out into the field. The second part takes the reader to the actual field work and describes the occupation history of the tell. The story is illustrated by numerous photographs and plans, many of which are being published for the first time.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Franken, H. J. --- Bible --- Antiquities. --- Dayr ʻAllā, Tall (Jordan) --- Jordan --- Jordan.

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Dit is het verhaal van een bijzondere opgraving. Onderzocht werd een onaanzienlijke ruïneheuvel in Jordanië. De naam van de ruïneheuvel kwam niet in de Bijbel voor, en er was geen belangrijke stad onder het puin te verwachten. De opgraver Henk Franken had nog geen naam gemaakt binnen de archeologische gemeenschap. Maar op Tell Deir Alla werd vanaf 1960 geschiedenis geschreven. Om de tell haar geheimen te ontfutselen trotseerden de opgravers maandenlang kou, regen en wind, het slapen in klapperende tenten en het douchen met koud water. En met succes! Er werd een efficiënte en toch heel precieze manier van opgraven geïntroduceerd, de toch al ongemakkelijke relatie tussen Bijbel en archeologie kwam op scherp te staan, en de studie van aardewerken potten werd voor het eerst op wetenschappelijke leest gefundeerd. De geschiedenis van deze opgraving is nooit eerder uitvoerig beschreven, en de resultaten zijn alleen gepubliceerd in wetenschappelijke boeken en vaktijdschriften. Dit boek beschrijft de opgraving op Deir Alla op een toegankelijke manier. Het eerste deel laat zien wat er allemaal op de achtergrond speelt als een expeditie het veld in gaat. Het tweede deel neemt de lezer mee naar het eigenlijke veldwerk, met alle ups en downs, en beschrijft de geschiedenis van de bewoners van Tell Deir Alla door de eeuwen heen. Talrijke foto's en plattegronden, vele nooit eerder gepubliceerd, illustreren het verhaal.

Bible --- Antiquities.