What is Biblical Archaeology?

Table of Contents

What is Biblical Archaeology?

Goals for today’s class

The Bible alone: why not?

“Pitfall” of the Gunkel Approach

The “literal” approach

The “essential continuity” approach

Distinction b/n faith & event

History of “biblical archaeology”

Pitfalls of “New Archaeology”

Sauer’s Article: a proper relationship

Sauer’s criteria for relationship with history

Do we need archaeology?

How to define “biblical archaeology”

Right and Wrong Usesof Archaeology

Definitions:

Relationship of History and Theology

How we will try to avoid the “eclipse” of the narrative

Email: avaughn@gustavus.edu

Home Page: www.gac.edu/~avaughn

Other information:
Introductory lecture and definition of biblical archaeology