Shimon Gibson
Autore di The Cave of John the Baptist
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Shimon Gibson is a senior associate fellow at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem and an adjunct professor of archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During the past thirty years he has conducted numerous excavations and field surveys in mostra altro different parts of Israel. He was the head of the research and scientific reports department of the Israel Antiquities Authority from 1995 to 1999. mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Archeology
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Exploring the narrative : Jerusalem and Jordan in the Bronze and Iron Ages (2014) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
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It is this that makes his book worth reading, even though his writing skills are not on a par with his archaeological. An indication of his struggles to organize his material is the frequent appearance of the phrases “as we shall see” and “as I have shown.” There are many redundancies, both within chapters—especially in chapters four and six—and between chapters—in particular, chapters seven and eight.
The book is aimed at the non-specialist, but New Testament scholars will find helpful information here, as well. I profited from his discussion of the pools of Bethesda and Siloam, locations of two crucial episodes in the Gospel of John, which I now see in a new light. Many readers will also be interested in Gibson’s discussion of how the probable location of Pilate’s judgment seat—mentioned in John’s account of the trial of Jesus—has been identified.
Optimally, this book will supplement one’s own visit to the sites Gibson discusses. I think more attention could have been paid to supplying information a reader less familiar with Jerusalem might need.… (altro)