113 JEDP, The Mount Ebal Curse Tablet, and C. S. Lewis’s ”Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism,” Part 6

We begin to lay out C. S. Lewis’s case for a skeptical approach to the work of the Higher Critics. Satell, Greg. “Why the Experts Always Seem to Get it Wrong,” Forbes, 2014. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2014/02/19/why-experts-always-seem-to-get-it-wrong/?sh=163664d73a36 On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of ”Joshua’s altar.”  In this series, as we promised in episode #52, we revisit this discovery following the publication of the scholarly paper on May 12th of this year. We hope to lay out the context and reasons this discovery and its controversial interpretation is so important. To do so, we must become acquainted with modern theology and biblical criticism as practiced in the contemporary West, the ongoing scholarly debate over the defixio, and finally to discuss C. S. Lewis’s article, ”Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism.” I would suggest that our listeners review our original episode, The Christian Atheist #52: “The Curse Tablet: Archaeology and Faith.” Jenny and I discuss the curse tablet on No Compromise #47 & #48. Episode 47 on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/F5Ahh53zM_0 Episode 47 on Podcast: https://pod.link/thechristianatheist/episode/fd17351c74d4b4c18710232055614b55 Links to critical comments by Drs. Rollston and Cargill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkBByBE2OUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmuNw59AOg Episode 48 on YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vJWZca8wLig Episode 48 on Podcast: https://pod.link/thechristianatheist/episode/3d7081b2ada978aed5db7250f04ab605 Heritage Science Journal publication (open access): “You are Cursed by the God YHW:” an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal | Heritage Science | Full Text (springeropen.com) Below find important websites for further information on this topic: https://biblearchaeology.org/current-events-list/4896-abr-researchers-discover-the-oldest-known-proto-hebrew-inscription-ever-found ABR’s announcement of the discovery with Dr. Scott Stripling  https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635 An article critical of the procedures with which this discovery came to light http://www.rollstonepigraphy.com/?p=949 Dr. Christopher Rollston offers important critical and methodological cautions on the discovery and its meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdE9-55gMzo Dr. Stripling answers questions https://armstronginstitute.org/678-interview-with-dr-stripling-joshua-mt-ebal-and-the-discovery-of-an-ancient-hebrew-amulet Christian Atheist Book: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5 Find our content helpful? Why not buy us a cup of coffee! Go to: https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist #chrisrollston #rollston #christopherrollston #bobcargill #cargill #robertcargill #jedpdocumentaryhypothesis #jedp #JEDPdocumentaryhypothesis #JEDP #CSLewis #Lewis #moderntheology #biblicalcriticism #mtebal #mtebalcursetablet #cursetablet #scottstripling #associatesforbiblicalresearch #abr #thechristianatheist #drjohndwise #drjohnwise #johnwise #christian #atheist #christianity #atheism #jesus #jesuschrist #god #bible #oldtestament #newtestament #nocompromise #rationality #faith #philosophy #philosopher #culture #society #hegelism #hegelianism #hegel #reason #incarnation #history#psychology #theology #literature #humanities #hardquestions #postmodernism #woke #wisdom #ethics #science #poetry #paradox #oxymoron