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The Bible and History: Convergence and Contradiction

The age old Question - Is the Bible an accurate history of its times? Is it literally true, or is it a blend of myth and metaphor to reveal some deep philosophical truth? Are the people in it, from Abraham to Jesus, real or imaginary? Here are 65 books that seriously address these questions, often with surprising and contradictory answers, but also with a remarkable convergence of ideas and interpretations. I have tried to create a balanced list that covers both sides of the debate. I've also tried to limit the list to serious scholarship by leading experts, and have consciously omitted the lunatic fringe on both sides. For me personally it's an open, ongoing debate, which is why I created the list in the first place.
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101 Proofs From History and Archaeology (Hays)
101 Proofs From History and Archaeology
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Hays
A Marginal Jew (Meier)
A Marginal Jew
2
Meier
Ancient Israel (Shanks)
Ancient Israel
3
Shanks
Ancient Israel (Roland De Vaux)
Ancient Israel
4
Roland De Vaux
Archaeological Study Bible (Various)
Archaeological Study Bible
5
Various
Archaeology and the Bible (Meyer)
Archaeology and the Bible
6
Meyer
Archaeology and the People of the Bible (Kennedy)
Archaeology and the People of the Bible
7
Kennedy
Archaeology of the Bible (Jean-Pierre Isbouts)
Archaeology of the Bible
8
Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Atlas of Bible History (Harper Collins)
Atlas of Bible History
9
Harper Collins
Beyond the Texts (Dever)
Beyond the Texts
10
Dever
Bible History: Old Testament (Alfred Edersheim)
Bible History: Old Testament
11
Alfred Edersheim
Cold Case Christianity (J Warner Wallace)
Cold Case Christianity
12
J Warner Wallace
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus (Thomas Cahill)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus
13
Thomas Cahill
Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth (Bart D. Ehrman)
Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
14
Bart D. Ehrman
Digging Through the Bible (Freund)
Digging Through the Bible
15
Freund
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Time (Donald B. Redford)
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Time
16
Donald B. Redford
Evidence for the Bible (Edwards & Anderson)
Evidence for the Bible
17
Edwards & Anderson
Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts (John Dominic Crossan)
Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts
18
John Dominic Crossan
Excavating the Evidence for Jesus: The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels (Titus M. Kennedy)
Excavating the Evidence for Jesus: The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels
19
Titus M. Kennedy
Five Views on the Exodus (Janzen Et Al)
Five Views on the Exodus
20
Janzen Et Al
From Jesus to Christ (Fredriksen)
From Jesus to Christ
21
Fredriksen
From Jesus to Christianity (White)
From Jesus to Christianity
22
White
Gospel Truth (Shorto)
Gospel Truth
23
Shorto
Holy Bible (Anonymous)
Holy Bible
24
Anonymous
Jesus (A. N. Wilson)
Jesus
25
A. N. Wilson
Jesus (Ehrman)
Jesus
26
Ehrman
Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week
Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week
27
Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews (Fredriksen)
Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews
28
Fredriksen
Jesus the Jew (Vermes)
Jesus the Jew
29
Vermes
Jesus Within Judaism (Charlesworth)
Jesus Within Judaism
30
Charlesworth
Jesus: An Historian Looks at the Gospels (Grant)
Jesus: An Historian Looks at the Gospels
31
Grant
Jesus: The Evidence (Wilson)
Jesus: The Evidence
32
Wilson
Lost Scriptures (Bart D. Ehrman)
Lost Scriptures
33
Bart D. Ehrman
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus (Elaine Pagels)
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus
34
Elaine Pagels
Misquoting Jesus (Bart D. Ehrman)
Misquoting Jesus
35
Bart D. Ehrman
Origins of the Hebrews (Petrovich)
Origins of the Hebrews
36
Petrovich
Scripting Jesus (White)
Scripting Jesus
37
White
Testament (Romer)
Testament
38
Romer
The Archaeology of the Bible (Magnusson)
The Archaeology of the Bible
39
Magnusson
The Archaeology of the New Testament (Finegan)
The Archaeology of the New Testament
40
Finegan
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