The Bible - From Myth to History
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A TEST OF TIME will transport you into the reality
of early Israelite origins
- The wealth and high culture of Solomon's kingdom is rediscovered
- Letters from King Saul are located in the British Museum
- Joshua's Jericho, with its tumbled walls, is unearthed
- The city of the Israelite Bondage in Egypt is located and explored
- The Pharaohs of the Oppression and Exodus are identified
- Finally, the palace and tomb of the Vizier Joseph are revealed, complete
with
the shattered remains of the colossal cult statue of Israel's legendary
patriarch
- Little conclusive evidence for an historical Old Testament has come
to light in two
- centuries of archaeological endeavour. Ever since excavations in the
Lands of the
- Bible began at the beginning of the last century, biblical scholars
have been
- systematically stripping out elements of the narratives - the stories
of Joseph,
- Moses, Joshua, Saul, David and Solomon - and consigning them to the
realms of
- myth and folklore.
- Egyptologist and ancient historian David Rohl
has made a discovery which challenges
- the modern sceptical view of Old Testament history. His revolutionary
theory
- demonstrates that archaeologists have been looking in the right places
for evidence of
- the Israelites - but in completely the wrong time.
- The New Chronology developed in A TEST OF TIME reveals the true historical
- setting of the biblical epics, providing astonishing archaeological
evidence for the
- existence of the Old Testament's most charismatic personalities. For
the first time
- the lives of Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Saul, David and Solomon are examined
from an
- historical perspective, as David Rohl explores their cities, palaces
and tombs. A TEST
- OF TIME unveils such archaeological wonders as the desecrated statue
of Joseph in
- his 'coat of many colours', the Israelite city of bondage in Egypt
(including
graphic
- evidence of the plagues), and letters from King Saul.
A TEST OF TIME presents the most
remarkable
understanding of the Bible since archaeologists
first began to recover the wonders of ancient times.
What's in a Name?
- The name Jezebel
- The name Shishak
An explanation as to how the shattered remains of a colossal cult statue,
found inside a
pyramid tomb at Avaris, was reconstructed for the front cover of A TEST
OF TIME.
A Test of Time Contents
Introduction
A Brief History of Pharaonic Egypt --A Brief History of Israel -- Methodology
Part One: Conundrums of the Pharaohs
- Chapter One: The Search for Apis p.43
The Discovery -- The Puzzle: Chaos and Confusion -- The Stelae -- A Hidden
Chamber
- Chapter Two: Secret of the Pharaohs p.63
The Discovery -- The Puzzle: The Mummy of the Second Prophet
- Chapter Three: The Royal Tombs of San p.91
The Discovery -- The Puzzle: The Cutaway -- A Change of Plan -- The Temple
Pylon
Part Two: Unravelling the Gordian Knot
- Chapter Four: For God and Country p.111
Victorian Melodrama -- Raamses and Ramesses -- A Conjuring Trick with Time
- Chapter Five: The Four Great Pillars p.119
The Sacking of Thebes -- Shishak and Shoshenk -- The Ebers Calendar -- The
Lunar
Date of Ramesses II
- Chapter Six: Towards a New Chronology p.137
A Chance to Recap -- A Genealogical Bridge to the Past
Part Three: Legendary Kings and Chronicles
- Chapter Seven: The Historical Shishak p.149
A New Chronology Date for Ramesses the Great -- Jerusalem at Abu Simbel?
--
Washmuaria Riamashesha -- Ramesses II and Israel
- Chapter Eight: The Age of Solomon p.173
A Solomonic City - Megiddo VIII -- The Jerusalem Millo -- Pharaoh's Daughter
- Chapter Nine: The Lion Man p.195
The Discovery of the Amarna Letters -- A Sun-King and his God -- A Window
of
Opportunity for Israel -- The Amarna Habiru -- The Egyptian Vassals -- King
of
the Hill Country -- An Untutored Monarch -- The Rebellious Vassal -- The
King's
Son -- The Great Lion Falls -- Aftermath
- Chapter Ten: The Beloved p.221
Revolution in Judah -- A New Enemy from the Mountains -- Dadua -- Beloved
of Yahweh -- A Convincing Synthesis?
Part Four: Discovering the Israelites
- Chapter Eleven: Navigating by the Stars p.237
The Ugarit Solar Eclipse -- Ammisaduga and the Venus Solutions -- The Link
to Egypt
- Chapter Twelve: Moses and Khenephrês p.251
Artapanus -- Pharaoh Khenephrês -- The Land of Goshen -- Prince Moses
and
the Kingdom of Kush -- The Mound of the Hyena -- Avaris and the Israelites
- Chapter Thirteen: Exodus p.275
Israelite Slaves -- The Tenth Plague -- Pharaoh's Chariots -- The King-
Shepherds
- Chapter Fourteen: And the Walls Came Tumblin' Down p.299
The Problem of Jericho -- Relocating the Archaeology of the Conquest --
A Hyksos
Named Sheshi -- Jericho Resettled -- Jabin, King of Hazor -- Shiloh and
the Ark of
the Covenant Migdol Shechem
- Chapter Fifteen: Joseph the Vizier p.327
The Length of the Israelite Sojourn -- In the Beginning -- Floods and Famine
--
King Moeris and the Labyrinth -- The Egyptian Name of Joseph -- A Curse
Upon
the House of Joseph -- The Origins of Avaris -- Joseph's Palace -- Midianite
Caravaneers -- The Tomb of Joseph -- The Cult Statue of Joseph
Part Five: Additional Research
- Appendix A: Dating Shoshenk I p.370
The Evidence from Byblos -- The Temple of Osiris Hekadjet -- Prince Osorkon
--
Two Hedjkheperre Takelots -- Israel's Saviour -- A Second Shoshenk I?
- Appendix B: TIP Genealogies (continued) p.379
Calculating an Average Generation -- The Generations of Nespaherenhat --
The Memphite Genealogy
- Appendix C: Radiocarbon Dating p.384
The Problem for Radiocarbon Dating in Early Times --The Problem for
Radiocarbon Dating in the 18th Dynasty -- The Nature of the Problem
- Appendix D: Sothic Chronology p.390
Papyrus Berlin 10012 -- The Inundation Stela of Sobekhotep
- Appendix E: Assyrian Chronology p.393
The Basis of the Current Chronology -- Potential for a New Assyrian Chronology
Part Six: Reference Section
- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations & Sources for Illustrations --
Bibliography --
Notes and References -- Index
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