Умер Йеhошуа Эцион

1/30/06, а я и не знал. :-(

Интересный был мужик, автор "hа-ТаНаХ hа-Авуд" -

This controversial book calls for a revolution in our view of the archaeology of ancient Israel. Etzion claims that the almost total lack of correspondence between the archaeological data and the Biblical tradition can be explained by an error in the dating of the pre-Hellenistic strata in the Land of Israel, which has led archaeologists to look for the remnants of the Israelite culture in earth layers which in fact post-date the Biblical period by several hundreds of years.

The author has developed a comprehensive alternative system of dating for the early strata in the Land of Israel that resolves many of the discrepancies and contradictions in the existing system. Using his alternative system of dating, he is able to show that wherever the excavators have thrust their spade in the Land of Israel and dug deeper, they have unintentionally revealed significant remnants of the Israelite past which correspond to the Biblical descriptions.