Apikorus

Three Debates about Bible and Archaeology, Ziony Zevit, Biblica 83, 1 (2002).

"For almost twenty-five years, three significant, enmeshed and confusingly lengthy debates bearing on the accuracy and truthfulness of historical narratives in the Hebrew Bible have resounded in universities and denominational seminaries. Other than the most religiously conservative scholars who may be uninformed or who chose to ignore these goings-on in the academic study of ancient Israel, few who study or teach or preach on the topics lack an opinion. The Biblical Archaeology debate, the Minimalist-Maximalist debate, and the Tenth Century debate, have kept scholars busy correcting history lectures, writing articles and trying to keep their theology attuned with their understanding of history..."

Jayhawker Soule

Much appreciated. Thank you.

shunyadragon

I have followed the Biblical Archeology and the Minimalist-Maximalist debate for years and found that they are parallel debates and what originally was an up front academic debate years ago when archeology began to discover new information both confirming and contraditing the Bible. But the debate is no longer a debate. It has become very devisive and bitter in recent years.