This is an oddly presented volume, cheaply printed and illustrated
with black and white photos whose main feature is a large,
disfiguring white rectangle bearing the initials 'FPO'. It is
unbound, with a cellophane cover, and the 'Notes to pages' headings
are uninformative. The method of this book is hardly original,
though not without merit. It examines in chronological order the
various battles fought at Megiddo in Israel's Jezreel Valley. The
combatants range from Bronze Age chieftains to General Allenby's
Palestinian command and the participants in the 1967 Arab-Israeli
war. Written by an archaeologist it is perhaps too technical for a
reader with only a general interst in the subject, who will not
perhaps wish to pause to consider whether an inscription was
written in the boustrophedon manner, or was miscopied and requires
a reverse order reading, in order to establish the precise campaign
route of Shosheng I. But despite its factual, pedantic tone, the
book offers the patient reader an opportunity to tease out a number
of astonishing stories, which have formed the basis of epic poems,
biblical chronicles and historical novels. The last chapter, on
'The Battle between Good and Evil' examines the image of
Armageddon, the apocalyptic judgement Day, and considers whether
the extraordinary images in the Gospel of John are symbolic only,
or intended as prophecy as well. (Kirkus UK)
WINNER
> Best Popular Book on Archaeology
--"Biblical Archaeology Society"
Apocalypse. Judgment Day. The End Time. Armageddon. Students of the
Bible know it as the place where the cataclysmic battle between the
forces of good and the forces of evil will unfold. Many believe
that this battle will take place in the very near future. But few
know that Armageddon is a real place--one that has seen more
fighting and bloodshed than any other spot on earth.
The name Armageddon is a corruption of the Hebrew phrase "Har
Megiddo," and it means "Mount of Megiddo." More than thirty bloody
conflicts have been fought at the ancient site of Megiddo and
adjacent areas of the Jezreel Valley during the past four thousand
years. Egyptians, Israelites, Greeks, Muslims, Crusaders, Mongols,
British, Germans, Arabs, and Israelis have all fought and died
here. The names of the warring leaders reverberate throughout
history: Thutmose III, Deborah, Gideon, Saul and Jonathan, Jezebel,
Saladin, Napoleon, and Allenby, to name but the most famous.
Throughout history Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley have been ground
zero for battles that determined the very course of civilization.
No wonder that the author of Revelation believed Armageddon, the
penultimate battle between good and evil, would also take place
here
"The Battles of Armageddon" introduces readers to a rich cast of
ancient and modern warriors, while bringing together for the first
time the wide range of conflicts that have been fought at Megiddo
and the Jezreel Valley from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear
Age.
Eric H. Cline has participated in more than seventeen seasons of
excavation and survey in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, and the
United States. He is currently a Senior Staff Archaeologist at the
ongoing excavations of Megiddo.
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