Hi All,
I realize that I may be posting in the wrong forum but I wanted to get a thorough yet not dogmatic view of the topic.
I have been reading about the archeological evidence for the Battle of Jericho. As usual, these things don't seem at cut and dry as one would like.
Has anyone looked into this research? I read quite a number of articles but I have to admit that I am out of my depth.
My current understanding is that Jericho did exist, a massive event which caused the walls to fall, and the city was torched. The controversy seems to stem from the dating of all of this. Bryant Wood contends that the proper date is 1400 BC while Kenyon maintains that the date is 1550 BC, which violates the Biblical narrative. Apparently C14 dating doesn't help because the latest samples gave ranges that would cover both of these dates.
Has there been any updates on this debate or has it pretty much ran its course?
I realize that I may be posting in the wrong forum but I wanted to get a thorough yet not dogmatic view of the topic.
I have been reading about the archeological evidence for the Battle of Jericho. As usual, these things don't seem at cut and dry as one would like.
Has anyone looked into this research? I read quite a number of articles but I have to admit that I am out of my depth.
My current understanding is that Jericho did exist, a massive event which caused the walls to fall, and the city was torched. The controversy seems to stem from the dating of all of this. Bryant Wood contends that the proper date is 1400 BC while Kenyon maintains that the date is 1550 BC, which violates the Biblical narrative. Apparently C14 dating doesn't help because the latest samples gave ranges that would cover both of these dates.
Has there been any updates on this debate or has it pretty much ran its course?
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