Status Updates From Old Testament Survey: The M...

The criticisms of this book are not valid. At worst they are grossly over-exaggerated and project two contemporary trends onto it: 1. The current perception of Fuller as among the worst criminals of theological liberalism and 2. the current obsession with rejecting even any discussion of form/redaction/historical criticism and condemning those who do so, likely all in favor of the new biblical theology.

"...the kingly aspects of messianism. But the subject...in the New Testament is considerably broader. Jesus is pictured there not only as the fulfillment of the royal ideal as Son of David but of many other Old Testament themes as well: as wise man he is greater than Solomon...as Son of Man he fulfills Daniel's vision...as prophet and lawgiver he is a second Moses...as priest he outranks Aaron..." (694).

Of Samaria - "Outer casemate wall (1.8 m.), inner wall (1.0 m.) with 7 m of space between, made installation 10.0 m. thick. Survived Assyrian attack and remained useful for centuries" (683).

Of Jerusalem: "Eighth to sixth centuries were most important historically and biblically in nation's history. We have 'an unambiguous stratigraphical and chronological sequence: stratum 12 must be assigned to late eighth century BCE, stratum 11 to early seventh century BCE, and stratum 10 to late seventh and mainly sixth century BCE" (675).

"Several factors indicate that archaeology alone is an inadequate base on which to build our reconstructions of history. First, unless inscriptions or texts of some kind are discovered, it is impossible to garner specific information about events and people. Artifacts and strata can yield general evidence of the kind of life lived in a given site, but very little more" (655).