Page Range
207-235
Keywords
Biblical Archaeology, Theological Method, Exegetical Method, Historical Adam
Abstract
The chief concern of this paper is to examine how one can integrate archaeological data into the exegetical and theological processes so that one might profitably learn how to understand and rightly apply the text. This paper will argue that archaeology informs the exegetical process through providing historical and literary context to the study of the Bible when properly understood, and that it can also be useful in the theological process as one seeks to rightly integrate illumination from other sources. After an analysis of how archaeology can be rightly integrated in the exegetical and theological processes the paper will assess the profits and dangers of archaeological integration offering a current case study exemplifying the risks of integrating archaeological findings in the exegetical and theological processes from William Lane Craig's most recent work on the Historical Adam.
Recommended Citation
McIntyre, Donald C.. 2022. "An Examination of Biblical Archaeology’s Impact on Exegetical and Theological Method with Attendant Case Study." Eleutheria: John W. Rawlings School of Divinity Academic Journal 6, (1). https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/eleu/vol6/iss1/11
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