@book{2d3001fa68e34d24bce7ebd72ce5e88a,
title = "Critical Issues in Early Israelite History",
abstract = "The origin of the Israelites is one of the most frequently discussed issues among archaeologists and biblical scholars. Only a few decades ago, biblical stories such as the Conquest were heralded as confirmed by archaeology. But in the 1970s, Thomas L. Thompson and John Van Seters were in the vanguard of a movement among scholars that was intent on reassessing the historical reliability of the biblical narratives. This reassessment gained momentum during the 1980s and 1990s; today, the mainstream opinion is that there was no Conquest, and the Israelites, if they can be identified as a national entity or as a people, did not arrive in Canaan by means of a military conquest.",
keywords = "Old Testament, Israel, Early History",
editor = "Gerald Klingbeil and Richard Hess and Ray, \{Paul J.\}",
year = "2008",
language = "American English",
isbn = "9781575068046",
series = "Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplements",
publisher = "Eisenbrauns",
number = "3",
}