Israel’s Neighbors in the Light of Recent Archaeological Research

Some say that your greatest enemies are those who are most like you. Professor Dever looks within and beyond Israel’s borders in “Israel’s Neighbors in the Light of Recent Archaeological Research” to demonstrate that, although Israel had a distinct culture, it was not necessarily unique among its West Semitic neighbors. From the Philistines and Canaanites to the Edomites and Ammonites, Dever explains the complex social politics of the Levant, exploring how given enough time, family can become foe and enemies can become friends. This was part of the How Archaeology Illuminates the Bible DVD.