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Few theologians and historians have had direct access to the ancient buried city of Jerusalem, let alone to remains dating specifically from the time of Jesus. This book is the first book of its kind to examine the final days of Jesus using the full array of such archaeological discoveries. Renowned archaeologist Shimon Gibson has been digging in Jerusalem since the 1970s and has been directly connected to every discovery pertaining to Jesus and the first century. It is this unprecedented access to all the key archaeological finds of Jesus during his final days that cannot be found in any other publication about Jesus. Describing the events of the final days of Jesus chronologically, this remarkable work is packed with all relevant archaeological discoveries known to have a bearing on the story of the final days of Jesus.
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Shimon Gibson is a renowned British archaeologist. Senior Associate Fellow at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research. He was recently appointed adjunct Professor of Archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He undertook his academic studies at the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a well written informative book that carefully examines the latest archaeological evidence and weighs it against the written sources in order to provide new evidence in respect of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Dr Gibson provides clear drawings and plans to accompany his lively description of Jerusalem at the close of the 2nd Temple period and at the dawn of Christianity. This book should be an essential text book for students of the period, and it also makes a wonderful guide book for anyone wishing to acquaint themselves with the Jerusalem that Jesus knew.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mr. Gibson presents us an interesting book.
Following the chronology of the synoptic gospels, he brings to life the archeological data and discoveries that support (or shed new light on) facts found in these gospels. Mr. Gibson is surely an experienced and very cautious academic scientist, who presents his impressive knowledge without the intention to shock those whose faith and religion is based on the Bible.
The book is annotated and completed with an astonishing amount of references and notes, inviting to deepen the knowledge.
On several occasions he offers us an alternative 'reading' of the synoptic gospels and even - in my view - shows us why the 'via dolorosa' which we now know, is probably the wrong one.
The book is indeed 'archeological evidence' and that is why Mr. Gibson almost never 'speculates' , but simply explains and demonstrates why he comes to certain conclusions.
After reading hundreds of books on the subject, I am very happy to say that this is one of the sole examples of how an archeological scientist can bring new evidence and new interpretattions in a serious and serene manner.
I still remain with one unanswered question : when Jezus meets Caiaphas,there is written in the gospel that "he tore his garments". One may presume that the High Priest would not tear up the garment of Jezus (why should he do that ?), one has to question the fact that tearing his own sacred garment would be sacrilegeous. I never found that problem answered. I only found one hypothesis in a Dutch book (De Nameloze) by Mr. Vergeer.Mr. Gibson mentions the scene, but does not dig deeper into the problem.
My conclusion is that anyone who wants to 'know' what happended or could have happened in those dreadfull last days of Jezus, should read and even reread this book.
Following the chronology of the synoptic gospels, he brings to life the archeological data and discoveries that support (or shed new light on) facts found in these gospels. Mr. Gibson is surely an experienced and very cautious academic scientist, who presents his impressive knowledge without the intention to shock those whose faith and religion is based on the Bible.
The book is annotated and completed with an astonishing amount of references and notes, inviting to deepen the knowledge.
On several occasions he offers us an alternative 'reading' of the synoptic gospels and even - in my view - shows us why the 'via dolorosa' which we now know, is probably the wrong one.
The book is indeed 'archeological evidence' and that is why Mr. Gibson almost never 'speculates' , but simply explains and demonstrates why he comes to certain conclusions.
After reading hundreds of books on the subject, I am very happy to say that this is one of the sole examples of how an archeological scientist can bring new evidence and new interpretattions in a serious and serene manner.
I still remain with one unanswered question : when Jezus meets Caiaphas,there is written in the gospel that "he tore his garments". One may presume that the High Priest would not tear up the garment of Jezus (why should he do that ?), one has to question the fact that tearing his own sacred garment would be sacrilegeous. I never found that problem answered. I only found one hypothesis in a Dutch book (De Nameloze) by Mr. Vergeer.Mr. Gibson mentions the scene, but does not dig deeper into the problem.
My conclusion is that anyone who wants to 'know' what happended or could have happened in those dreadfull last days of Jezus, should read and even reread this book.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
One of the most fascinating and enduring quests is the ongoing search for the historical Jesus. The best accounts we have of this charismatic figure is intertwined with Gospel theology. There have been no lack of books on the subject for over one hundred years of publishing. What distinguishes this latest is the amazing career and the integrity of its author. For me, it is a wet dream to have been excavating for over thirty years the paths, cities, caves etc of the Holy Land. Shimon Gibson has done just that, and his contribution is the archaeological survey rather than the manipulation of old texts and new ideas.
Unfortunately there is a lot of both which dilutes the author's unique insight, but this book is probably the most honest and down to earth (pun intended) we can hope for. Most other academics are more concerned to display their wisdom and talk among themselves. Gibson is far too modest and decent for that. The most valuable parts of the book are the insights into the Israel Antiquities Authority for whom he worked over most of his career.
Shimon Gibson was in the team who surveyed in April 1980 the Talpiot "Jesus" tomb, a matter clearly central to the book's theme. In my view the evidence of a cover-up is pretty obvious and it is sad that this book points readers in the direction of disbelief as imposed by IAA. Why does Gibson state on p. 128, "Recently, the tomb of Jesus was identified in a cave at Talpiot ..." then an epilogue (p. 175) is devoted to the party line to discredit the theory? Gibson reproduces his drawings with certain elements one must state were deliberately omitted in the brief IAA report which, incidentally, was delayed until its 1996 review?
More disturbing is the blame attributed to his co-worker, the late Joseph Gath, who "left behind only sparse and incomplete notes about the results of his excavation." Well, what was his boss doing in 1980? Gibson also contradicts the statement of Gath's widow that the latter knew that Israel had found the tomb of Jesus and as an exile of Poland was terrified and silenced by the prospect of anti-Semitism. I'm sure it is no part of the conspiracy, but it is curious that conflicting dates of his death are published (I'm assuming that, like Jesus, he only died once).
If only the dead could talk ... but as Gibson implies, that's the archaeologist's job. And this is the armchair student's most accessible view of the arena. For further study, the Bibliography includes some elusive but reliable sources. Unlike so many books in this discredited genre, "The Final Days of Jesus" deserves to be a best-seller.
Unfortunately there is a lot of both which dilutes the author's unique insight, but this book is probably the most honest and down to earth (pun intended) we can hope for. Most other academics are more concerned to display their wisdom and talk among themselves. Gibson is far too modest and decent for that. The most valuable parts of the book are the insights into the Israel Antiquities Authority for whom he worked over most of his career.
Shimon Gibson was in the team who surveyed in April 1980 the Talpiot "Jesus" tomb, a matter clearly central to the book's theme. In my view the evidence of a cover-up is pretty obvious and it is sad that this book points readers in the direction of disbelief as imposed by IAA. Why does Gibson state on p. 128, "Recently, the tomb of Jesus was identified in a cave at Talpiot ..." then an epilogue (p. 175) is devoted to the party line to discredit the theory? Gibson reproduces his drawings with certain elements one must state were deliberately omitted in the brief IAA report which, incidentally, was delayed until its 1996 review?
More disturbing is the blame attributed to his co-worker, the late Joseph Gath, who "left behind only sparse and incomplete notes about the results of his excavation." Well, what was his boss doing in 1980? Gibson also contradicts the statement of Gath's widow that the latter knew that Israel had found the tomb of Jesus and as an exile of Poland was terrified and silenced by the prospect of anti-Semitism. I'm sure it is no part of the conspiracy, but it is curious that conflicting dates of his death are published (I'm assuming that, like Jesus, he only died once).
If only the dead could talk ... but as Gibson implies, that's the archaeologist's job. And this is the armchair student's most accessible view of the arena. For further study, the Bibliography includes some elusive but reliable sources. Unlike so many books in this discredited genre, "The Final Days of Jesus" deserves to be a best-seller.
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