- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: British Museum Press (July 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 071411698X
- ISBN-13: 978-0714116983
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,447,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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it is a very interesting and informative book, will help students of the Bible and history see things in new lights and spread of religious beliefs into certain other religions
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The book's title is a bit misleading in a sense. It shows a lot of artifacts which is relevant to the Bible, but does not necessarily support the Bible's account. The photos' quality is a bit dissapointing and they are largely in black and white or grayscale. The british museum's website has exellent photos available for a lot of these artifacts. This book does however give quite a lot of information on these artifacts.
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An Expert Reviews the Evidence
1 July 2004
Format:Paperback
T. C. Mitchell is an expert on the Ancient Near East. He looks at the material evidence for the Biblical accounts in British Museum. This book is a great book to take along when you visit the museum if your area of interest is Biblical Archaeology. If you forget your copy pick up one in the museum bookstore and give yours away. Whoever you give this book to will be greatful.
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There's Nothing Like It
11 July 2005
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There's nothing like the British Museum. It contains more significant pieces of archaeology on display than any other museum in the world. T C Mitchell's book showcases some sixty of them that relate to the Bible. Moreover unless one has thought about it, one will be amazed by the biblical artifacts that can be found in the British Museum.
Among items included in Mitchell's book are the Atrahasis Epic, the Merneptah Stela, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, the Moabite Stone, a Lachish Ostracon, the Cyrus Cylinder, a DSS scroll jar, a portion of an unknown gospel known as Egerton 2, and Codex Sinaiticus. Mitchell begins his book with short essays on biblical archaeology, ancient texts, and chronologies and maps of biblical times. His descriptions of the items he discusses in his book are clear, concise, and accurate.
It just makes me want to go back to the British Museum.
Among items included in Mitchell's book are the Atrahasis Epic, the Merneptah Stela, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, the Moabite Stone, a Lachish Ostracon, the Cyrus Cylinder, a DSS scroll jar, a portion of an unknown gospel known as Egerton 2, and Codex Sinaiticus. Mitchell begins his book with short essays on biblical archaeology, ancient texts, and chronologies and maps of biblical times. His descriptions of the items he discusses in his book are clear, concise, and accurate.
It just makes me want to go back to the British Museum.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Bible and archaeology
28 Sep 2004
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THE BIBLE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM - Interpreting the Evidence by T. C. Mitchell. Paulist Press, 997 Macarthur Blvd., Mahwah, NJ 07430; www.paulistpress.com; jillg@paulistpress.com. 2004, this edition. 136 pp. $22.95 trade paper, ISBN 0-8091-4292-9. maps, photographs, illustrations, bibliography, indexes.
This author who is a former Keeper of Western Asiatic Antiquities at the British Museum does not try to solve any esoterica or controversies in the Bible in discussing a wide variety of antiquities mostly from the Near East with some from adjacent Mediterranean lands. Rather, Mitchell uses the diverse, interesting antiquities as direct or related references to the historical periods covered in the long time span of the Bible and the cultures of the different lands and civilizations which are parts of its tales. The photographs of the numerous antiquities are photographed as if part of a museum exhibition on the subject. A group of 7th-century B.C. pottery vessels found in a tomb near Bethlehem exemplify the "metaphor of the potter [Jeremiah] used to clarify his prophetic message." Hieroglyphics, statues, passages from ancient texts, and impressions on coins are similarly used to illustrate parts of the Bible. From Mitchell's approach, limited though it is to materials from the British Museum, one learns a good deal about both the Bible and related ancient cultures.
This author who is a former Keeper of Western Asiatic Antiquities at the British Museum does not try to solve any esoterica or controversies in the Bible in discussing a wide variety of antiquities mostly from the Near East with some from adjacent Mediterranean lands. Rather, Mitchell uses the diverse, interesting antiquities as direct or related references to the historical periods covered in the long time span of the Bible and the cultures of the different lands and civilizations which are parts of its tales. The photographs of the numerous antiquities are photographed as if part of a museum exhibition on the subject. A group of 7th-century B.C. pottery vessels found in a tomb near Bethlehem exemplify the "metaphor of the potter [Jeremiah] used to clarify his prophetic message." Hieroglyphics, statues, passages from ancient texts, and impressions on coins are similarly used to illustrate parts of the Bible. From Mitchell's approach, limited though it is to materials from the British Museum, one learns a good deal about both the Bible and related ancient cultures.
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