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Author:

Collins, Steven, 1950- author.

Title:

Discovering the city of Sodom : the fascinating, true account of the discovery of the Old Testament's most infamous city / Dr. Steven Collins and Dr. Latayne C. Scott.

Edition:

First Howard Books hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Howard Booksa division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xvii, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Bible.--Genesis, XVIII-XIX--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible--Old Testament--Antiquities.
Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)--Antiquities.
Sodom (Extinct city)

Other Authors:

Scott, Latayne Colvett, 1952- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-330).

Contents:

Land of facts and fables. Down from the Jordan's source : the setting for Sodom ; Dr. C's dilemma ; Coming to Tall el-Hammam ; The chronicles of the kikkar ; Warlords and destruction : the bible and the backstory -- Right place, right time, right stuff : the science of Tall el-Hammam. Dr. C's search ; Right place : centuries of seeking Sodom ; Right time : finding the ballpark ; right stuff : agitations, architecture, and artifacts ; Dr. C's dream ; Tale of the trinitite ; The death of Sodom ; Evidence is evidence -- Appendix A. The generations of Jacob and the four hundred years of Genesis 15 -- Appendix B. Historical synchronism and cultural specificities limiting the date range of Abraham through Joseph to the first half of the Second Millennium-- the Middle Bronze Age-- between 1900 and 1540 BCE -- Appendix C. How are biblical cities and towns identified and placed on Bible maps?

ISBN:

1451684304
9781451684308

LCCN:

2012029038

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

APPC546 -- Wilson Memorial Library (Keota)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)