The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colloquy
A story in the new issue of The Chronicle describes a debate in Israel
about a series of articles and meetings about archaeology. Many
scholars argue that archaeology has demonstrated that the Bible has
little value as a document of history, and that many of the events
described in the Bible did not take place as described. Some scholars
suggest that the Bible should not be used as a historical source, that
the practice of interpreting archaeological findings in light of the
Bible should be abandoned, and that findings should instead be
reviewed based on scholarly evidence alone. These scholars have
greatly upset many Israelis, as well as archaeologists who dispute the
analysis. Has archaeology demonstrated definitively that the Bible is
of little value as a document of historical events? Should
archaeological findings be interpreted in light of the Bible?
TO LEARN MORE AND JOIN THE DEBATE, PLEASE VISIT
http://www.chronicle.com/colloquy/2000/bible/bible.htm
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