Israel Finkelstein on Archaeology and Bible (August 2018/2)

Prof. Israel Finkelstein from Tel Aviv University (Israel), one of the leading scholars in the archaeology of the Levant and a foremost figure in the application of archaeological data in reconstructing biblical history, reflects on the relation between Archaeology and Bible. He looks back on how the relation between archaeological and biblical studies changed during his academic career, discusses his methodology in combining archaeological and biblical data and elaborates on how the so-called science revolution within archaeology effected or effects the discipline and his research in particular. Furthermore, he shares many interesting insights about a recent hot spot of his research, the question of Northern traditions and even a possible “Northern Corpus” within the texts of the Hebrew Bible. Check out the presentation and feel free to engage in a scholarly discussion via the comment section.

The EABS would like to express its deepest gratitude to Prof. Finkelstein for this interview and for sharing his most recent research ideas. For more information on his research, please visit his personal website: https://israelfinkelstein.wordpress.com/.