The question today is no longer whether archaeology should be driven by the Bible in a dogmatic sense. Few serious scholars would argue that it should. The era of excavating primarily to “prove” scripture has passed. Yet the pendulum can swing too far. If biblical archaeology dissolves entirely into generic Levantine archaeology—if the Bible is bracketed off—does something essential get lost?Burke's 2025 BAR essay is behind the subscription wall, but this BHD essay gives a summary of it.Burke argues that it does. ...
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