Books by Neil Asher Silberman and Complete Book Reviews
Neil Asher Silberman, Author Putnam Publishing Group $25.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-399-14448-6
According to Silberman, ""the Kabbalah is and always has been a politically explosive underground tradition that speaks about power, oppression, resistance, and freedom."" In a book that is part detective story and part cultural history, Silberman (T
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Neil Asher Silberman, Author Anchor Books $10.95 (285p) ISBN 978-0-385-41610-8
Eyeballing the ruins of Masada and Troy and puzzling over the identity of the Hyksos invaders of ancient Egypt, archeologist Silberman explores how interpretations of archeological discoveries are often shaped by nationalistic feelings, and...
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Neil Asher Silberman, Author Putnam Publishing Group $24.95 (306p) ISBN 978-0-399-13982-6
Silberman (Between Past and Present) challenges the orthodox interpretation of the Dead Sea Scrolls as the religious testament of an isolated monastic community, such as the Essenes. In his view, the ancient Aramaic and Hebrew documents give voice...
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Israel Finkelstein, Author, Neil Asher Silberman, Author . Free Press $26 (342p) ISBN 978-0-7432-4362-9
Lacking clear archeological evidence or extrabiblical testimony, biblical scholars are often challenged in persuading a skeptical world that the Bible's characters really existed and that their stories are actual historical records. The task of...
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