Water Shall Flow from the Rock: Hydrogeology and Climate in the Lands of the Bible

ISBN-13: 9783540516217 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 213 str.

Arie S. Issar

Opis

The reconstruction of climatic changes in the Upper Quaternary is especially interesting in light of their impact on man and his environment. The knowledge will help face the problems that may arise in the future. The author focusses on a new model of climatic changes in the last 6000 years, and their influence on the peoples of the Middle East. He combines results from the natural sciences with historical documents and archeological findings. Thus various biblical events can be explained by using hydrogeological and paleoclimatic developments. Water shall flow from the Rock is an exciting book for geoscientists interested in the recent past and for those interested in the flourishing and decline of civilizations in the Middle East.

Spis treści

1 A Hydrogeologist Reads the Bible.- 2 Rocks, Water, and Soils.- 3 The Eyes of Tiamat and the Ark of Noah.- 4 Adam and Eve Depart, Enter Cain and Abel.- 5 The Two Rivers, Givers of Life and Law.- 6 Water in the Land of El and Baal.- 7 A Land Like a Garden of Herbs.- 8 The Ten Plagues — Change of Climate.- 9 That Great and Terrible Wilderness.- 10 Wars and Rivers, Walls and Wells.- 11 Kings, Tunnels, and Canals.- 12 Water, Monarchs, and Martyrs.- 13 Epilogue.- General Bibliography and References.- Appendices.