A respected archaeologist's engaging, revealing take on ancient Israel. A thorough yet readable examination of a much-debated subject -- of relevance also to th

This book unravels some of the most mysterious and controversial events in biblical history and sheds new light on the origins of ancient Israel and its emergen

An engaging series of essays, originally given at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. The aim of the colloquium was to make available th

What is a homeland and when does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? W

The history of biblical Israel, as it is told in the Hebrew Bible, differs substantially from the history of ancient Israel as it can be reconstructed using anc