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Oh, on tient un vedette, là :

“The Bible and other ancient religious texts is what has driven archeology in this region,” Stripling said, proud to hold the holy book in one hand and a shovel in his other. “We have to recognize the validity of the Bible… I am comfortable with the biblical story – and now we have proof of that story, really.”

Et l’article cite un archéologue apparemment « raisonnable », pour qui les archéologiques (« minimalistes ») qui « déconnectent » la Bible de leurs découvertes ont pour agenda politique de « délégimiter l’État d’Israël ». Mais l’article ne prend pas le temps de se demander si les « maximalistes », à l’inverse, n’ont pas pour motivation principale de justifier l’État d’Israël sur des bases bibliques.

There are essentially two schools when it comes to biblical archaeology: maximalists and minimalists.

“Maximalists are those who really dig with one hand and read the Bible with the other,” explained Jacob Wright, a professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory University in Atlanta. “They see the Bible as primary source on par with the archaeological witness.”

In contrast, Minimalists, he said, try to disconnect their findings from the holy text and often have a political agenda of delegitimizing the modern State of Israel.