tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177482025113727093.post1108836711745790834..comments2017-01-26T12:27:41.756-08:00Comments on Archaeology, Science, and the Bible: Syllabus for Archaeology, Science, and the Bible class (spring 2017)Sarah Wissemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05375429913537378168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177482025113727093.post-27838501246897507882017-01-26T12:27:41.756-08:002017-01-26T12:27:41.756-08:00Rules for the successful reconstruction of Ancient...Rules for the successful reconstruction of Ancient Israel<br />Israel Finkelstein --- 2015<br /><br /><br />1. Archaeology is the only real-time witness of the events described in the biblical text. <br />2. Biblical history cannot be read as a chronicle of the described events. It is dominated by the ideology of its writers. The texts are not to be looked upon as a sequential history from ancient to later times but rather from the time of the writing back to a remote period of history. The texts provide us with a look of society, politics, ideology of the time of the writer.<br />3. Biblical History cannot be read in a simplistic way from early to late. The point of departure must be from the time of the writing.<br />4. The stories in the text conform to the ideology of the time of writing.<br />5. The texts consist of many layers. Only Archaeology and Extra-biblical sources can help identify and separate the layers.<br />6. Starting point for the compilation of the biblical texts is the southern growth of Judah (late monarchial period) to full statehood as the result of the fall of the northern kingdom and the integration of the kingdom of Judah into the global economy.<br /><br /><br />Posted by Robert Ferrer<br />r-ferrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654667598293385621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5177482025113727093.post-10194246969593673992017-01-25T12:15:55.812-08:002017-01-25T12:15:55.812-08:00Since our discussion of the Hebrew Bible takes us ...Since our discussion of the Hebrew Bible takes us to its syncretic origins commonly referred to as J, E, P, and D Sources (also know as the Documentary Hypothesis), may I suggest a book that explores this concept. Richard Elliott Friedman. The Bible with Sources Revealed: A New View Into the Five Books of Moses. 2003. HarperCollins. It color-codes the Pentateuch based on source. https://biblebrisket.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/biblewithsources-intro-and-first-chapter.pdf http://richardelliottfriedman.com/?page_id=104<br /><br />Posted by Robert Ferrerr-ferrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654667598293385621noreply@blogger.com