Bible, archaeology and theology.
How does archaeology shed light on biblical narratives?
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This article by Orthodox biblical scholar Stefan Munteanu examines the relationships between archaeology, biblical narratives, and theology. Through an analytical study based on three concrete examples drawn from excavations in the Holy Land, the author questions the relevance and limits of a systematic reconciliation between archaeological data and scriptural texts. The central idea is that the Bible's relationship to history varies according to the nature of the narratives: certain events, such as the resurrection of Christ, require full and complete historicity by virtue of their fundamental dogmatic significance, while other passages call primarily for a symbolic reading. The theological contribution of the article lies in this methodological distinction, which offers a nuanced interpretive framework allowing historical rigor and theological hermeneutics to be articulated without reducing one to the other.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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