The Bible Among RuinsI noted the publication of the book here and a related essay by its author here.
Time, Material Remains, and the World of the Biblical Writers
By Daniel Pioske
(Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023), 308 pp., 50 b/w figs.; $110.00 (hardback and eBook)Reviewed by Aaron A. Burke
... While it is relatively easy to recognize that ruins were a part of ancient landscapes, Pioske challenges us to recognize that ruins were perceived quite differently by ancient peoples, who had an entirely different conception of time than do people of the modern world. He highlights, for example, the lack of interest shown in the biblical text for the exploration of the past, despite an awareness of the antiquity of ruins that surrounded ancient writers. ...
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