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BAR Interviews Yigael Yadin

Does archaeology prove the truth of the Bible? • Will an archive be found in Israel? • Where will Yadin dig next? • Advice to aspiring archaeologists • Yadin’s definition of Biblical archaeology

By Hershel Shanks

On July 22, 1982, BAR editor Hershel Shanks visited Yigael Yadin in his home in Jerusalem. Shanks spoke for several hours with Yadin, who had recently returned to full time archaeology after one of the many discursions that have marked his amazing life. Yadin has had a number of careers—soldier, scholar and politician among them. In 1948, he commanded the Haganah, Israel’s pre-state army, in that country’s War of Independence. Most recently, he served for four years as Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister. Before and since, he has lived a life of the mind as an archaeologist, Biblical scholar and […]

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