Biblical Archaeology Review July/August 1999 Vol 25 No 4 - Editor: Hershel Shanks

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Biblical Archaeology Review July/August 1999 Vol 25 No 4 - Editor: Hershel Shanks

Articles include:

• Ports of Galilee:  A recent drought in Israel has had one beneficial by-product:  The lowered water level of the Sea of Galilee has exposed harbors not seen since the time of Jesus. We visit several ports of call, with the lake's most knowledgeable chronicler serving as our "cruise director."
• God as Divine Kinsman:  Did the idea of a covenant between God and Israel derive from family kinship relations or was it the other way around?  Harvard professor Frank Cross has an answer to this Biblical chicken-or-egg question, with important implications for our understanding of ancient Israelite society.
• Caught Between the Great Powers:  it's not easy being a small kingdom wedged between regional superpowers, yet ancient Judah managed to balance itself deftly between Egypt and Mesopotamia for more than a centurey - until its luck (or diplomatic wisdom) ran out.
• Sacred Geometry Unlocking the Secret of the Temple Mount Part 1:  For students of ancient Jerusalem, it is the Holy Grail:  locating where the Temple stood atop the Temple Mount.  Our author first identifies key architectural "fingerprints" of King Herod's builders and then uses them to pinpoint the position of the Temple.

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