The Bible and archaeology

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Biblical archaeology today -- Abraham the migrant -- In the land of the pharaohs -- From Egypt to Canaan -- Settling into the land -- One nation, one king -- The kings of Israel -- The kings of Judah -- Cities of Judah and Israel in the days of the kings -- Days of exile -- The return of the Jews from exile -- The Persian period in Palestine from 500 B.C. to 330 B.C. -- The Jews outside Palestine in the fifth century B.C. -- The coming of the Greeks -- The religious community of Qumran -- The days of Herod the Great -- History of New Testament times -- Archaeology and the Roman occupation of Palestine -- The Jerusalem that Jesus knew -- First-century towns in Palestine and Syria -- Luke the historian -- Archaeology, John's Gospel, and the Book of Revelation -- The New Testament and the papyri.