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G. Ernest Wright

George Ernest Wright (1909-1974), was an Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist, as well as a Presbyterian minister. Wright received his M.A. and Ph.D. under the dean of biblical archaeologists, William Foxwell Albright. This 1960 book is a condensation of a larger volume that appeared in 1957.

Wright begins the book by saying, Biblical faith is the knowledge of life's meaning in the light of what God did in a particular history. Thus the Bible cannot be understood unless the history it relates is taken seriously. Knowledge of biblical history is essential to the understanding to biblical faith.

He also admits, however, that The study of archaeology, however, involves the theologian in certain risks. The first is that he may find that the biblical events did not occur at all, that the Bible is little more than a congeries of myth and legend. For the most part archaeology has substantiated and illumined the biblical story at so many crucial points that no one can seriously take this position. Nevertheless, the role of archaeology has sometimes been negative.... It has to be admitted that there are numerous historical problems which archaeology cannot solve because there is not enough evidence. In addition, there is in the Bible an interpretation of events and of experience which is not subject to historical or archaeological testing.

Concerning the Exodus, he states, (since) there is abundant evidence of the building operations of Rameses II, the Israelites must have worked there at least during the early part of his reign, if there is any historical value in the tradition at all. Thus Rameses II must have been the Pharoah who figures in the story of the Exodus.

Wright is no dogmatic fundamentalist. He accepts a 2nd century B.C. origin of the Book of Daniel, for example, and concerning the Census of Quirinius in Luke 2:1-7, he says that This chronological problem has not been solved.


Idioma Inglés
Publicación 1961
Editorial Westminster John Knox Press
Categoría Historia


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