The DtrH does not find its genesis (thats a funny yet ironic phrase) in the period of Josiah. It was written after the exile. And probably during the Hasmonean period.
But you are right- there is scant archaeological evidence for anything in the Hebrew Bible.
Best Salaams,
Brian Roberts wrote:
I realize it's an off-topic aside, but isn't interesting, to say the least, that the predominant model for biblical criticism (DH) finds its genesis in the period of Josiah, a period for which there is no more archaeological evidence for a temple than there is in the period of Solomon. And yet, so much rests on it, as if it were a strong foundation.
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