Books in Brief
Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Biblical Research
William G. Dever (Seattle, WA: Univ. of Washington Press, 1990) 200 pp., $17.50
In this provocative and often insightful volume, originally the Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies at the University of Washington, William Dever gives us his latest (but still “preliminary” [p. x]) thoughts on the relationship between archaeological and Biblical evidence. The volume is amply illustrated and will prove to be a valuable addition to the semipopular literature on the topic.
The book’s central chapters describe in illuminating detail how the results of recent (and occasionally not so recent) excavations affect our understanding of three major issues and periods in the history of Israel. Dever’s firsthand knowledge of the material is everywhere apparent, and his presentation of important new data is characteristically lucid.
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