This wasn't very informative. It used a lot of words but didn't say much. I
expect we will have to wait until the science is done and published before
we outsiders get to know much.
>
> It appears from several reports that many theories about the early monarchy
> will
> definitely need to be revised considering what evidence has already
> appeared.
> But more information will definitely be forthcoming.
>
> According to John Hobbins at Ancient Hebrew Poetry,
>
> "I note that minimalists are already framing the debate without regard
> to
> the evidence in hand, but in relation to those they love to hate, i.e., the
> maximalists. For its part, the evidence does not confirm maximalism.
> However,
> it
> disconfirms a series of theses minimalists have touted for decades. This is
> a
> very important discovery. As I've suggested before, minimalism will go down
> in
> the annals of scholarship as a classic case of over-reach."
Can you provide a link or reference to the article you've pulled this quote
from?
Thanks
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