On the Reliability of the Old Testament
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Recommend with some minor qualifications...
I recommend this book to both christians and non-christians alike. However, when I do so, I cannot fully endorse everything Kitchen says (how could I? I am not familiar with the primary evidence?). I would recommend Kitchen as a solid and respectable example of the biblical maximalist school. However, scholars more familiar with the actual biblical material like Philip Davies of Sheffield (Note: Kitchen is an egyptologist, not a biblical scholar by training) express some discontent with Kitchen's conclusions. They don't always go to the extent of saying that he is WRONG per se, only that his conclusions can be overstated and not properly peer-reviewed. One would do well to recognize that many of Kitchen's evidences are designed to be more speculative than definitive. We Christians should be careful not to believe everything we read in maximalists just because it seems to appreciate the Bible more fully than minimalist works do. With those qualifications expressed, I highly encourage you to read this book and read others like it from different schools, knowing that all TRUTH is God's truth, sometimes it's just not what we expect.
June 10, 2013
I feel that this book is the authoritative work on the historical accuracy of the Old Testament. There are few errors, and Dr. Kitchen did well keeping his data remarkably neutral, something that many Christian apologists unfortunately fail to do. The data is thorough and very hard for anyone to refute. He addresses minimalist claims and shows well how little evidence there is to support them. I had previously used this book for a historiography paper in a class, and was so impressed with it that I bought it for a reference to my own person Bible studies. My instructor, an atheist, was also impressed with the book. This book is a classic, and I would recommend it as a must for anyone wanting to study the Old Testament.
October 15, 2012
Product as presented did not match book.
I was expecting a book that represented what the selling points indicated. The book did not match at all. I wanted a book that an average person could understand and enjoy not something requiring a PHD in religion to understand. I was very disapointed and feel mislead.
April 22, 2011
Was not what I was really looking for, but at the same time I have found it very interesting. I will be keeping it
June 7, 2010
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