Right and Wrong Usesof Archaeology

• Negative use: disprove or refine a theory of biblical interpretation.

• Positive use: support a theory of biblical interpretation.

• Positive use: give a general background of the time period in which the texts were written

  • this gives us a more complete reading of the text
  • this allow us to understand nuances of the author

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