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  • 12 - The use of the Bible in dialectical theology

  • from Part II - New Modes of Study of the Bible
  • Edited by John Riches, University of Glasgow
  • Book:
    The New Cambridge History of the Bible
    Published online:
    09 June 2015
    Print publication:
    13 April 2015, pp 220-232

  • Summary

    The rise of biblical archaeology, which came to dominate and control the archaeological investigation of Palestine, demonstrates how closely intertwined the study of the Bible and archaeology had become. European expansion opened up Palestine to much more extensive archaeological exploration. The European powers that were competing to control the land for strategic reasons were also competing to own and control its past. Political and economic power alone is never sufficient to maintain imperial adventures, cultural power is also required. Palestine's strategic importance to Britain in the struggle with France for control of the region was a crucial factor in the founding of the Palestine Exploration Fund in 1865. The period from 1920s onwards is often referred to as the golden age of biblical archaeology, a time when many of the major sites were excavated and many of the great figures of archaeology and biblical studies shaped their disciplines.