The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Sacred Texts

It really takes years of study to get a handle on the Bible from a historical and academic perspective. Here are some resources I suggest: Academic books: Misquoting Jesus Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Sacred Texts A History of Biblical Israel: The Fate of the Tribes and Kingdoms from Merenptah to Bar Kochba by Ernst Axel Knauf and Philippe Guillaume The First Edition of the New Testament by David Trobisch Academic websites: Bible Odyssey TheTorah.com Academic YouTube channels: Religion for Breakfast Digital Hammurabi James Tabor Data over Dogma (Dan McClellan) Tablets and Temples Centre Place Inquisitive Bible (My own channel) C.J. Cornthwaite Academic Bible podcasts: Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman Bible Lore Podcast The Bible for Normal People