Bible and Radiocarbon Dating

<p>Over the past several years a number of Levantine archaeologists working on the Iron Age (ca. 1200 - 586 BCE) have begun to employ high precision radiocarbon dating to solve a wide range of chronological historical and social issues. The incorporation of high precision radiocarbon dating methods and statistical modelling into the archaeological 'tool box' of the 'Biblical archaeologist' is revolutionizing the field. In fact Biblical archaeology is leading the field of world archaeology in how archaeologists must deal with history historical texts and material culture. A great deal of debate has been generated by this new research direction in southern Levantine (Israel Jordan Palestinian territories southern Lebanon & Syria the Sinai) archaeology. This book takes the pulse of how archaeology science-based research methods and the Bible interface at the beginning of the 21st century and brings together a leading team of archaeologists Egyptologists Biblical scholars radiocarbon dating specialists and other researchers who have embraced radiocarbon dating as a significant tool to test hypotheses concerning the historicity of aspects of the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible. As this book raises the bar in how archaeologists tackle historical issues as manifest in the interplay between the archaeological record and text its interest will go well beyond the 'Holy Land.'</p>