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===Other findings from archaeology===

===Other findings from archaeology===

Findings like these have meant that even many of those within the scholarly community who share the anti-supernatural bias of De Wette and Wellhausen have had to abandon the basic tenets of their theories because of the knowledge that has been gained from archaeology about the writing methods of antiquity. But archaeology has contributed other information that has caused a new appreciation and understanding of the historical background of, for instance, the time of the patriarchs. The eminent Egyptologist Kenneth Kitchen has contributed many articles<ref>Kenneth A. Kitchen, [http://www.uccf.org.uk:81/yourcourse/rtsf/docs/atoj/a2jammend.pdf "The Factual Reliability of the Old Testament in the 21st Century"]</ref><ref>Kitchen, "The Patriarchal Age: Myth or History?" ''Biblical Archaeology Review'' 21 (1995) pp. 48-57, 92-95).</ref><ref>Kitchen, ''On the Reliability of the Old Testament'' (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003).</ref> showing that the literary background of the first books of the Bible reflects the second millennium BC, not the exilic or post-exilic time that is still advocated, and written about as if it is a proven fact, by those who share the results of Wellhausen's analysis even after its basic underpinnings have been falsified.  

Findings like these have meant that even many of those within the scholarly community who share the anti-supernatural bias of De Wette and Wellhausen have had to abandon the basic tenets of their theories because of the knowledge that has been gained from archaeology about the writing methods of antiquity. But archaeology has contributed other information that has caused a new appreciation and understanding of the historical background of, for instance, the time of the patriarchs. The eminent Egyptologist Kenneth Kitchen has contributed many articles<ref>Kenneth A. Kitchen, [http://www.uccf.org.uk:81/yourcourse/rtsf/docs/atoj/a2jammend.pdf "The Factual Reliability of the Old Testament in the 21st Century"]</ref><ref>Kitchen, "The Patriarchal Age: Myth or History?" ''Biblical Archaeology Review'' 21 (1995) pp. 48-57, 92-95.</ref><ref>Kitchen, ''On the Reliability of the Old Testament'' (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003).</ref> showing that the literary background of the first books of the Bible reflects the second millennium BC, not the exilic or post-exilic time that is still advocated, and written about as if it is a proven fact, by those who share the results of Wellhausen's analysis even after its basic underpinnings have been falsified.  

Cyrus Gordon (1908-2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest experts in the languages of the ancient Near East. In a 1949 article, Gordon publicly rejected the Documentary Hypothesis as an unscientific theory, saying it was based on presuppositions rather than archaeological facts. Gordon knew about 30 languages, exceeding in this regard, and in his knowledge of ancient writing practices, the majority if not all the scholars who continued to uphold the Documentary Hypothesis in the 20th and 21st centuries.  

Cyrus Gordon (1908-2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest experts in the languages of the ancient Near East. In a 1949 article, Gordon publicly rejected the Documentary Hypothesis as an unscientific theory, saying it was based on presuppositions rather than archaeological facts. Gordon knew about 30 languages, exceeding in this regard, and in his knowledge of ancient writing practices, the majority if not all the scholars who continued to uphold the Documentary Hypothesis in the 20th and 21st centuries.