Read and cherished by thousands all over the world since it was first published in 1981, Through the Narrow Gate takes the reader on a spiritual journey that began one September day in 1962 when Karen Armstrong said good-bye to her family at London's King's Cross station and journeyed on to the convent in Tripton to become a nun. Through the Narrow Gate is by turns a book of spiritual revelation and an intimate look at life inside the cloistered walls of the convent.
In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors. In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent archaeological research to present a dramatically revised portrait of ancient Israel and its neighbors. They argue that crucial evidence (or a telling lack of evidence) at digs in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon suggests that many of the most famous stories in the Bible—the wanderings of the patriarchs, the Exodus from Egypt, Joshua’s conquest of Canaan, and David and Solomon’s vast empire—reflect the world of the later authors rather than actual historical facts. Challenging the fundamentalist readings of the scriptures and marshaling the latest archaeological evidence to support its new vision of ancient Israel, The Bible Unearthed offers a fascinating and controversial perspective on when and why the Bible was written and why it possesses such great spiritual and emotional power today.
Este bestseller, considerado desde hace más de 20 años como el estándar en la investigación bíblica, presenta una cuidadosa recopilación de los últimos hallazgos de historiadores, arqueólogos y científicos. La obra explora la relación entre la Biblia y la historia, analizando diversos aspectos que respaldan su veracidad y relevancia a lo largo del tiempo. A través de un enfoque riguroso y documentado, el autor invita a los lectores a reconsiderar las narrativas bíblicas a la luz de nuevas evidencias y descubrimientos, ofreciendo una perspectiva renovada sobre textos antiguos y su impacto en la cultura y la sociedad contemporánea. La obra se erige como un recurso valioso para aquellos interesados en la intersección entre la fe y la investigación científica, promoviendo un diálogo entre la espiritualidad y el conocimiento histórico.
