The Future of Biblical Archaeology: Reassessing Methodologies and Assumptions: The Proceedings of a Symposium August 12-14, 2001 at Trinity Internatio

Nineteen essays by specialists cover the field of biblical archaeology and bring fresh insights to interpreting the Old Testament for the 21st century. [Full Review]

“Minimalism” and the Context of Scripture: Reassessing Methods and Assumptions—A Review and Reply Ziony Zevit, “The Biblical Archaeology versus Syro-Palestinian Archaeology Debate in Its American Institutional and Intellectual Contexts” (3–19); Thomas W. Davis, “Theory and Method in Biblical Archaeology” (20–28); David Merling, “The Relationship between Archaeology and the Bible: Expectations and Reality” (29–42); Randall W. Younker, “Integrating Faith, the Bible and Archaeology: A Review of the ‘Andrews University Way’ of Doing Archaeolgy” (43–52); James K. Hoffmeier, “The North Sinai Archaeological Project’s Excavation at Tell el-Borg (Sinai): An Example of the New Biblical Archaeology” (53–66); Edwin Yamauchi, “Homer and Archaeology: Minimalists and Maximalists in Classical Context” (69–90); Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, “A New Working Hypothesis of the Identification of Migdol” (91–120); Steven M. Ortiz, “Deconstructing and Reconstructing the United Monarchy: House of David or Tent of David: Current Trends in Iron Age Chronology” (121–47); Alan Millard, “Amorites and Israelites: Invisible Invaders: Modern Expectation and Ancient Reality” (148–60); William H. Hallo, “Sumer and the Bible: A Matter of Proportion” (163–75); Harry A. Hoffner, “Ancient Israel’s Literary Heritage Compared with Hittite Textual Data” (176–92); Daniel E. [Full Review]

The volume publishes the proceedings of a symposium held at Trinity International University August 1214, 2001, Nineteen papers are organized under four subheadings. The first five deal with Biblical Archaeol ogy: The Recent Debate and Future Prospects. Included are The Biblical Ar chaeology versus Syro-Palestinian Archaeology Debate in Its American Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (Z. Zevit); Theory and Method in Biblical Archaeology (T. W. Davis); The Relationship between Archaeology and the Bible: Expectations and Reality (D. Merling); Integrating Faith, the Bible, and Archaeology: A Review of the Andrews Un iversity Way of Doing Archaeology (R. W. Younker); and The North Sinai Archae ological Projects Excavations at Tell el-Borg (Sinai): An Example of the New Bib lical Archaeology? (J. K. Hoffmeier). The next four appear under the rubric Archaeology: Approaches and Applications: Homer and Archaeology: Minimalists and Maximalists in Classical Context (E. Yamauchi); A New Working Hypothesis for the Identification of Migdol (B. E. Scolnic); Deconstructing and Reconstructing the United Monarchy: House of David or Tent of David (Current Trends in Iron Age Chronology) (S. M. Ortiz); and Amorites and Israelites: Invisible InvadersModern Exp ectation and Ancient Reality (A. Millard). Six more explore the topic Using Texts in Biblical Archaeology. These include Sumer and the Bible: A Matter of Proportion (W. W. Hallo); Ancient Israels Literary Heritage Compared with Hittite Textual Data (H. A. Hoffner Jr. [Full Review]