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Debate: Minimalists on Parade

An academic conference in Rome highlighted the positions of scholars who think the Bible has little or no reliable history.

At a recent conference on reconstructing Israelite history held in Rome, the so-called Biblical minimalist position was upheld by a number of prominent scholars. This position is not monolithic, however, and different minimalist scholars stressed different arguments. Among them:

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