In response to the report mentioned in the previous post, Eric writes (in comments, and elevated to the status of post itself here since some of you don’t read comments)

Jim —

I agree. Along those lines, I felt obliged to post a reply to that above article, as follows:

Chris — You might want to take a look at the book itself, for your posting above is riddled with errors. For one thing, you’ve got the name of the king wrong in your opening paragraph. For another, I don’t call Jerusalem a “cow town” — the exact quote is “While some scholars argued that it was indeed a mighty capital city, as described by the Bible, others believed that it was simply a small “cow town.”” The reference is to an article by Nadav Na’aman, who coined the phrase. My book is a summation of biblical archaeology, from its origins to the current debates today, with neutral statements as to the opposing sides, as opposed to what you state above. You might find it of interest. Cheers, Eric H. Cline