The Biblical Event and the Ancient Near East

Syrian thinker and researcher Firas Al-Sawa'h presents in his significant methodological book "The Biblical Event and the Ancient Near East" (published by Dar Al-Taxween for Authoring, Translation, and Publishing) a sober critical and historical study deconstructing the intricate entanglement between biblical texts and archaeological history facts. The book dives into analyzing major biblical narratives—such as the Patriarchs, the Exodus, the Conquest, and the kingdoms of Solomon and David—comparing them with archaeological data and cuneiform and hieroglyphic discoveries in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant. The author illustrates in a scientific and objective manner how biblical historians handled memory and myth to shape a religious and political identity, dismantling the dividing line between imagined historical events and actual facts uncovered by archaeological tools. Through a sober literary style combining scholarly precision with smooth narrative, Al-Sawa'h places the reader before a deep intellectual review of the region's history and its identity struggles.

Because it offers a sober critical and historical reading correcting common misconceptions and reconnecting religious texts with archaeological realities discovered in the ancient East.

For ancient Near East history enthusiasts, biblical studies and archaeology researchers, and anyone passionate about historical truth and critical intellectual knowledge.