Discovering the City of Sodom, Dr. Latayne C. Scott
Discovering the City of Sodom, Dr. Latayne C. Scott
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Discovering the City of Sodom
The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City

Author: Dr. Latayne C. Scott, Dr. Steven Collins

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mission Audio

Published: 04/15/2013


Synopsis

The fascinating, true account of the quest for one of the Old Testament’s most infamous cities.Like many modern-day Christians, Dr. Steven Collins struggled with what seemed to be a clash between his belief in the Bible and the research regarding ancient history—a crisis of faith that inspired him to put both his education and the Bible to the test by embarking on an expedition that has led to one of the most exciting finds in recent archaeology. Recounting Dr. Collins’s quest for Sodom in absorbing detail, this adventure-cum-memoir reflects the tensions that define Biblical archaeology as it narrates a tale of discovery. The book follows Dr. Collins as he tracks down Biblical, archaeological, and geological clues to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, narrowing down the list of possible sites as he weighs evidence and battles skeptics. Finally, he arrives at a single location that looms as the only option: a massive site called Tall el-Hammam in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.Challenging the assumptions of academics around the world, Discovering the City of Sodom may well inspire a revision of the history books. Dr. Collins has become a new voice in the controversy over using the Bible as a credible source of understanding the past—and opened a new chapter in the struggle over the soul of Biblical archaeology.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob

Any book with the title "Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament’s Most Infamous City" promises to be a sensational read. But a book about discovering the biblical city of Sodom must surely be just another crackpot’s wild theory, right? Wron......more

Goodreads review by Victor

Dr. Steven Collins and Dr. Latayne C. Scott in their new book “Discovering The City Of Sodom” published by Howard Books gives us The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament’s Most Infamous City. From the back cover: Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

Title: Discovering the City of Sodom Author: Dr. Steven Collins & Dr. Latayne C. Scott Pages: 352 Year: 2013 Publisher: Howard As I was completing this book about discovering Sodom, one thought kept repeating itself in my mind and that was the thought that learning is a lifelong quest. How many of us s......more

Goodreads review by Anne

I've got to admit upfront that I was interested in this book for fairly obscure reasons. I was researching threshold covenants and looking into the nuances of Abraham's third covenant with God at the beginning of Genesis 18. At the same time, I was preparing an article on the really mundane subject......more