The destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Jericho : geological, climatological, and archaeological background
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The destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Jericho : geological, climatological, and archaeological background
Oxford University Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-163) and index
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内容説明
Among the most widely known of stories relating the destruction of entire cities is the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah some 4350 years ago. These two cities, and Jericho as well, are situated along a major fault extending 1100 kilometres from the axis of the Red Sea to Turkey. Earthquakes, volcanic activity, variations by hundreds of metres of the level of the Dead Sea, and oscillations between arid and wet climates have affected the human settlements of the area
for more than 10,000 years. In reviewing the geology, biblical paleogeography, and limnology of the region, this book will shed light on the tectonic and climatic changes of the past 6000 years and their control of cultural successions in the Middle East. The geologic study is the result of the
author's collaborative research over many years; the receonstruction of human history is guided by the work of biblical archaeologists. While similar attempts to interpret the physical and geographic aspects of the story have been made during the past 2000 years, this latest contribution, unlike others, is based on solid scientific data.
目次
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: General Geology
Chapter 3: Climate Inferred from Geology and Archaeology
Chapter 4: Environmental Data for Specific Sites within the Dead Sea Region
Chapter 5: Coordination of Biblical and Scientific Information
Chapter 6: Sodom and Gomorrah Event
Chapter 7: Synopsis
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