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Contents
Chronology of events ix
Introduction A crash course in biblical archaeology 1
CHAPTER 1 The search for Sinai : archaeological reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the revelation at Mount Sinai 47
CHAPTER 2 Searching for King David and King Solomon and the ancient city of Jerusalem 107
CHAPTER 3 Searching for Jesus in Galilee and Babylonia 147
CHAPTER 4 Searching her stories : women in ancient Israel 183
CHAPTER 5 Searching for synagogues : a lost synagogue ritual recovered by archaeology 225
CHAPTER 6 Searching for the teacher of righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea scrolls 247
CHAPTER 7 Seeking Mary, mother of Jesus ; Miriam, sister of Moses ; and the well and bathhouse of Nazareth 295
CHAPTER 8 The search for Bar Kokhba : one "biblical" character who was found 323
Appendix: Exploring an archaeological site 337
Acknowledgments 341
Bibliography 349
Index 365