The Battle Over the Bible’s Place in Archaeology

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The Battle Over the Bible’s Place in Archaeology

Is the Bible a trusted source for history in the Holy Land?

For 30 years there has a been a concerted effort to downgrade the Bible as a trusted historical source, especially in the least-expected place—Israel. In today’s program, recorded from Jerusalem, Israel, Brent Nagtegaal describes the specific battle over the historicity of King David and his son Solomon.