{"id":71140,"date":"2024-06-20T14:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T06:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkbts.edu.hk\/?p=71140"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T06:01:59","slug":"some-uses-and-abuses-of-interdisciplinary-research-in-biblical-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkbts.edu.hk\/en","title":{"rendered":"Some Uses and Abuses of Interdisciplinary Research in Biblical Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71140\" class=\"elementor elementor-71140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79eeeb6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"79eeeb6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-680a54d7\" data-id=\"680a54d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52858873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52858873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: black; font-size: 24px;\">Some Uses and Abuses of Interdisciplinary Research in Biblical Studies<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color: #235ba8; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>WONG Fook Kong<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p align=\"\u201cjustify\u201d\">The purpose of this essay is to discuss some uses and abuses of cross-disciplinary studies. Firstly, the external information included must be reliable, eg, one must distinguish popular archaeology from real archaeology. Secondly, even when the external sources are reliable, we have to be aware that there is a possibility they contradict the Bible rather than help us understand the Bible. This is an inevitable part of scholarship; it is a double-edged sword that cuts both ways. Even when external information challenges our faith, we must not alter it to conform to our view. It must be kept true and independent to serve its purpose. Furthermore, cross-disciplinary studies involve more than one source of information that inevitably compete for authority. There is no hard and fast rule as to how this should be handled but it must be done well to achieve the most benefits. Finally, by adding outside information to the \u201cgaps\u201d in the biblical text, we may come up with new insights or readings. However, the validity of the addition and the resulting interpretation must also be critically assessed. Just because we can do not mean it is valid or helpful. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Uses and Abuses of Interdisciplinary Research in Biblical Studies WONG Fook Kong The purpose of this essay is to discuss some uses and abuses of cross-disciplinary studies. Firstly, the external information included must be reliable, eg, one must distinguish popular archaeology from real archaeology. Secondly, even when the external sources are reliable, we have to be aware that there is a possibility they contradict the Bible rather than help us understand the Bible. This is an inevitable part of scholarship; it is a double-edged sword that cuts both ways. Even when external information challenges our faith, we must not alter it to conform to our view. It must be kept true and independent to serve its purpose. Furthermore, cross-disciplinary studies involve more than one source of information that inevitably compete for authority. There is no hard and fast rule as to how this should be handled but it must be done well to achieve the most benefits. 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