Archaeology Quote by Frank Moore Cross

The Bible is an ancient text from an ancient context. We live thousands of miles and thousands of years away from that context, which…

— Randall Price

Archaeology is a science, and like all sciences, has its limitations. For one, archaeological discoveries made in the past centuries have been reappraised and…

— Randall Price

We are thrown back on the text, for the most part. Archaeology can give us background. It doesn't either confirm or disprove the Bible,…

— Frank Moore Cross

Biblical archaeology was developed early in this century in an effort to substantiate the authenticity of the Biblical account. It's by now generally recognized…

— Noam Chomsky

“Archaeological research done in Bible lands has amazingly confirmed the reliability and historicity of the Scriptures in so many areas. Every part of the…

— Steve Kumar

Archaeology in general is the recovery and study of the material culture of past civilizations. Biblical archaeology is as an application of the science…

— Randall Price

There can be no doubt that archaeology has confirmed the substantial historicity of Old Testament tradition.

— William F. Albright

“The Bible is a collection of stories and myths based on hearsay transmitted from generation to generation and which were recorded by many (40…

— Brian Baker

On the whole … archaeological work has unquestionably strengthened confidence in the reliability of the Scriptural record. More than one archaeologist has found his…

— Millar Burrows

History may be accurate. But archaeology is precise.

— Doug Scott

Archaeological evidence provides significant help in interpreting the Gospels. In a sense, archaeology is an exegetical tool. To ignore the evidence of archaeology would…

— Craig A. Evans

Those who brush off the Biblical accounts as "ancient fiction" and "legends" only reveal their ignorance of these archaeological discoveries.

— Charlie Campbell