Abraham: Biblical Archaeology

Did Abraham exist? If so, when did he live and what evidence supports his existence? We offer several data points to support his life. Don't forget to help us create more videos! We need your support: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphilosophy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qDet6sa6rODi7t6wfpg8g/join Sources: Craig Olson - How Old Was Abraham? https://www.academia.edu/33972456/How_Old_was_Father_Abraham_Re_examining_the_Patriarchal_Lifespans_in_Light_of_Archaeology Nahum M. Sarna - Understanding Genesis George A. Barton - The Historical Value of the Patriarchal Narrative David Noel Freedman - The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol. 1 Gösta W. Ahlström - The History of Ancient Palestine Jonathan S. Greer et al. - Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts Daniel I. Block - Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? Richard S. Hess et al. - He Swore an Oath: Biblical Themes from Genesis 12-50 Phillis Saretta - Asiatics in Middle Kingdom of Egypt Langgut, Dafna, Israel Finkelstein, Thomas Litt, Frank Harald Neumann, & Mordechai Stein - Vegetation and Climate Changes during the Bronze and Iron Ages (~3600–600 BCE) in the Southern Levant Based on Palynological Records https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/view/18555 Manfred Bietak - Avaris: the Capital of the Hyksos: Recent Excavations at Tell El-Dabʻa https://www.academia.edu/10071070/Avaris_Capital_of_the_Hyksos Amihai Mazar and Israel Finkelstein - The Quest for the Historical Israel Kenneth Kitchen - On The Reliability of the Old Testament Avraham Biran - Biblical Dan James B. Pritchard - Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. 3rd ed D. Ussishkin et al. - The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land Kathleen M. Kenyon - Digging up Jerusalem Mark W. Chavalas - Mesopotamia and the Bible C. Gordon - Biblical Customs and the Nuzu Tablets. The Biblical Archaeologist https://www.jstor.org/stable/3209317 J. Bright - A History of Israel B. Mazar et al. - Views of the Biblical World Millar Burrows - The Complaint of Laban's Daughters https://www.jstor.org/stable/594581 Richard S. Hess - Israelite Religions: An Archaeological and Biblical Survey Provan, Iain W., et al. - A Biblical History of Israel John Rogerson, R.W.L. Moberly, William Johnstone - Genesis and Exodus Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman III - A biblical history of Israel #History #Bible #Genesis