圣经研究与圣经考古学——泽埃夫·赫尔佐克教授访谈

Biblical Studies and Biblical Archeology:Interview with Professor Ze’ev Herzog

以美国学者奥尔布赖特为代表的圣经考古学的开拓者们致力于寻找证据,去证明圣经中的记载均基于史实。20世纪70年代晚期发生了从“圣经考古学”到“社会考古学”的学术转向,研究者不再询问考古学与圣经文本的关系,而更关注古代社会状况,关注今人应当怎样理解那个社会。第三代学者中包括动物考古学家、植物考古学家、冶金考古学家,他们为考古学注入科学元素,体现出圣经考古学的未来发展方向。圣经考古发掘能表明从多神信仰到—神信仰的变革。中国文化语境下的圣经考古研究能提供前所未有的见解,丰富学界对圣经的理解。

Biblical archeologists, as represented by the American scholar William F. Albright, once sought evidence to prove that the biblical record was based on historical facts. In the academic shift from "biblical archeology" to "social archeology" in the late 1970 s,researchers stopped asking about the relationship between archeology and the text of the Bible, and focused more on the situation of ancient society and how people today should understand that society. The third generation of scholars included animal archeologists, plant archeologists, and metallurgical archeologists, who brought a scientific approach to archaeology, and set the future direction of biblical archaeology. Biblical archaeological excavation can demonstrate the change in faith from polytheism to monotheism. The study of biblical archaeology in the context of Chinese culture can provide new insights and enrich an understanding of the Bible.