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isusefulandhowtheareasofresearchcanbeintegratedbybiblicalschol-
arswhoarenotformallytrainedinNearEasternarchaeology.Giventhe
greatdividebetweenarchaeologyofSyro-Palestineandbiblicalstudies,the
authorsrecognizea specialneedtocreateawarenessofthegreatenhance-
mentsmaterialcultureprovidesforbiblicalstudiesinstructionina variety
ofinstitutionalsenings,fromseminaries 10 secularinstitutions.