Eric M. Meyers, three-time president of the American Schools of Oriental Research, is Bernice and Morton Lerner Professor of Jewish Studies and Archaeology, Duke University. Mark A. Chancey is professor of religious studies, Southern Methodist University.
"""'Based on the most recent research, this book is authoritative, well written and beautifully presented, with many illustrations in addition to the 17 colour plates; and it challenges a fair number of opinions that have become standard fare in biblical scholarship. It is a most impressive piece of work.' (Canon J.W. Rogerson, Church Times) 'An impressive piece of work... a readable and informative overview of a field that has generated an enormous amount of new material just in the past 30 years.' (Morten Horning Jensen, Biblical Archaeology Review)"""