Digging through the Bible (2009 Freund), book

Digging through the Bible: Understanding Biblical People, Places, and Controversies through Archaeology (2009) is a book by Richard A Freund.

Editions and translations

Published in Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2009

Table of contents

The search for Sinai: archaeological reflections on Moses, the Exodus, and the revelation at Mount Sinai -- Searching for King David and King Solomon and the ancient city of Jerusalem -- Searching for Jesus in Galilee and Babylonia -- Searching her-stories: women in ancient Israel -- Searching for synagogues: a lost synagogue ritual recovered by archaeology -- Searching for the teacher of righteousness at Qumran and in the Dead Sea scrolls -- Seeking Mary: the mother of Jesus; Miriam, sister of Moses; and the well and bathhouse of Nazareth -- The search for Bar Kokhba: one "biblical" character who was found.