Bible, Map and Spade : : The American Palestine Exploration Society, Frederick Jones Bliss and the Forgotten Story of Early American Biblical Archaeology / / Rachel Hallote.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Hallote, Rachel,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 p.)

This volume resurrects the forgotten history of early American involvement in biblical archaeology. Frederick Jones Bliss, an American from a prominent missionary family, is central to the story as he was the first of any nationality to scientifically excavate the tells of Palestine.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Previous Presentations of American Exploration of Palestine -- 3. Palestine, Land of Western Opportunity -- 4. Artists, Photographers, and Leisure Travelers in Palestine -- 5. Missionary Activity and the Beginnings of Archaeology in Palestine -- 6. The American Palestine Exploration Society -- 7. The Other Direction of American Biblical Scholarship Assyriology in the United States -- 8. Frederick Jones Bliss: Background and American Identification -- 9. The PEF Excavations at Tell el-Hesy -- 10. The Jerusalem Excavations -- 11. The Excavations in the Southern Shephelah and the End of Bliss’s Association with the PEF -- 12. Bliss’s Life and Career after the PEF -- 13. The Legacies of Frederick Jones Bliss: The American Entry into the Near East, the Founding of ASOR, and the Relationship of Archaeology to Politics in the Early Twentieth Century -- Appendix A: Letter from Frederick Bliss to his Family, including transcription of letter from PEF -- Appendix B: Letter from Frederick Bliss to Howard Bliss -- Appendix C: Letter from PEF to Frederick Bliss -- Appendix D: Timeline -- Bibliography -- Index