I always found this a marvelous example of of scholarly (even among xtians) integrity.
From William Dever's book, Who Were The Early Israelites......
So, rather than lie about their finds - like modern ark hunters - true scholars dig up the evidence and publish their findings.
Professor Callaway died in 1982 but he set a proper example.
From William Dever's book, Who Were The Early Israelites......
Quote:Quote:Between 1965 and 1972 Joseph Callaway, an American archaeologist and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professor who had studied method with Kenyon, reopened the investigation. And he confirmed Marquet-Krause's results beyond doubt. To his credit, he acknowledged the excavations of Ai as a major blow to the "conquest theory." He put it this way in 1985":
For many years, the primary source for the understanding of the settlement of the first Israelites was the Hebrew Bible, but every reconstruction based upon the biblical traditions has floundered on the evidence from archaeological remains....(Now) the primary source has to be archaeological remains.
Moreover, Callaway -- a southern gentleman of great moral character-- took early retirement from his very conservative seminary rather than risk being the cause of theological embarrassment.
So, rather than lie about their finds - like modern ark hunters - true scholars dig up the evidence and publish their findings.
Professor Callaway died in 1982 but he set a proper example.
