>Recently, I read an article by Ziony Zevit, “Three Debates about Bible and Archaeology”, published in Biblica 83 (2002) 1-27. The following is an abstract of the article:
Three significant debates affecting perceptions of Israelite history, the Bible’s historiography, the relationship between this historiography and archaeology, and the dating of parts of the Bible’s literature have occupied Biblicists and archaeologists for the last 25 years. This article distinguishes the debates by analyzing the issues involved, the terminologies employed, as well as the professions of the protagonists engaged in each. It considers each within its own intellectual context. In light of these analyses, the article proposes a positive assessment of the contribution of these debates to the study ancient Israel’s history.
The article is available online here.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
Tags: Archaeology, Ziony Zevit 
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Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 