The Truth About Solomon's Temple

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Another informative and watchable  lecture from Dr. Israel Finkelstein . 

 

I found it interesting as   at the beginning he seems to hold a similar opinion to me ... that this 'made up story '  ( this is a part of the story , the made up story I am referring to is the Biblical Kingdom of Israel )  and some of the concepts behind it have permeated many aspects of western culture , right trough its development up to the present , it gives base and still has influence al through western culture  and civilization (  and one must  consider that this story is a 'con' to get the full significance of that statement  ) .

 

And at the end , the last 'chapter'  I was surprised to find the answer  I have been looking for in the next stage of my research . ; he targets the person, time, place and reason for collating and enacting this fiction .

 

Also there is some humor involved , particularly notable is the section where address  the critics of these historical findings  , some virtually the same criticisms that I have been assailed with here in this forum .  But I shall let DR Finklestein speak for himself .

 

Lecturer's credentials : 

Israeli archaeologist, professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University and the head of the School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures at the University of Haifa. Finkelstein is active in the archaeology of the Levant and is an applicant of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history.^[1] Finkelstein is the current excavator of Megiddo, a key site for the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in the Levant.

 

Finkelstein is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities an associé étranger of the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres,^[2] and International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

 

Finkelstein has received several noteworthy academic and writing awards. In 2005, he won the Dan David Prize for his revision of the history of Israel in the 10th and 9th centuries BCE.^[3] In 2009 he was named chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, and in 2010, received a doctorate honoris causa from the University of Lausanne.^[4] He is a member of the selection committee of the Shanghai Archaeology Forum, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

 

Please note , this is an historical thread  on the  development of the ancient 'Empire' of Israel .