The Ebeling, Jennie creator editor Ebeling, Jennie R. editor. Wright, J. Edward editor. Elliott, Mark 1948- editor. Flesher, Paul Virgil McCracken editor. xxxv, 650 pages ; Jennie Ebeling, J. Edward Wright, Mark Elliott, and Paul V.M. Flesher, editors. "A century ago it was true that if you wanted to understand the ancient Israelites you had to read the Bible, the Old Testament. Today, if you want to understand the Old Testament, you need to study the history and archaeology of the ancient people of Israel"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-605) and index. archelogy BS621.OLD 2017 9781481307390 (hardback: alk. paper) 9781481307406 (pbk. : alk. paper)