Two Reviews of Archaeologist Israel Finkelstein’s Minimalist Approach to Monarchic Israel

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   blop2008 on July 17, 2014 at 4:56 am

   Oh, timely, as Im continuing to read Hector Avalos’ “The End of Biblical Studies” (2007) in which he critiques Finkelstein for his supposed arbitrariness in archaeological findings.

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     blop2008 on July 18, 2014 at 5:46 am

     Well, after reading the reviews, maybe Finkelstein is really arbitrary after all. It just shows my ignorance on archaeology. But Avalos severely critiques Dever as well.

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       MSH on July 18, 2014 at 8:10 pm

       Maybe because Dever isn’t an atheist; only atheists are real scholars. 🙂

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   Patrick on July 17, 2014 at 8:58 am

   Wow, Dever was harsh.

   Both seem to have valid rebuttals though.

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     MSH on July 17, 2014 at 2:13 pm

     He’s always harsh. He had (still has, though retired) the reputation for being archaeology’s bad boy.