Desolation and Restoration: The Impact of a Biblical Concept on Near Eastern Archaeology
When archaeologists began exploring the Middle East in search of tangible evidence supporting the biblical story in the nineteenth century, many were shocked at the degraded modern civilization in the region. They became convinced that the contemporary state of affairs in the Holy Land was a literal...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1991
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1991, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 76-87 |
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| Summary: | When archaeologists began exploring the Middle East in search of tangible evidence supporting the biblical story in the nineteenth century, many were shocked at the degraded modern civilization in the region. They became convinced that the contemporary state of affairs in the Holy Land was a literal fulfillment of prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah. Their archaeological work was influenced by their views of restoration. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210216 |