Baruch Halpern
Baruch Halpern is the Covenant Foundation Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Georgia. He has been a leader of the archaeological digs at Tel Megiddo since 1992.[1] As an undergraduate at Harvard in 1972, he wrote a political analysis of the Bible, which subsequently influenced research into its authorship. [2]
Major publications include:
- David's Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King (2003)
- The Rise of Ancient Israel: Symposium at the Smithsonian Institution (1991, with Hershel Shanks, William Dever, and P. Kyle McCarter
- The Emergence of Israel in Canaan (1983)
- The Constitution of the Monarchy in Israel (1981)
- The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History (1980)
References
- ^ Ussishkin, David. "Tel Megiddo Centennial – Year 2002 Season". Israel Antiquities Authority. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ pg. 43, Friedman, Richard Elliott. Who Wrote the Bible? (2nd edition, 1997) HarperSanFrancisco. ISBN 0-06-063035-3
External links
- Baruch Halpern, Penn State Faculty Directory
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