The "indestructible bond between lands of the Bible and contemporary man established by the engaging science of archaeology finds emphatic corroboration in this eminent, exhilarating survey. Alive with interest for student, inquiring layman and armchair adventurer alike, here is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work designed to clarify recent archaeological revelatiori and to weigh its significance in the pageantry of the Christian faith. Early archaeological findings in Bible lands together with such recent discoveries as the Dead Sea Scrolls emerge in these pages in impressive support of archaeology's unique potential to strengthen Christian and Hebrew faith in Col and the Bible. Prominent among these considerations the notable archaeological achievements in Palestine Babylonia, Syria, Trans-Jordan, Persia and Assyria A special section of distinctive photographierit fully complements this readable and resourceful volt