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Biography: Kathleen Kenyon - Ancient Near East .Net (1312 words) |
 | In 1934 Kenyon was closely associated with the Wheelers in the foundation of the Institute of Archaeology of the University College London. |
 | Basil Hennessy, Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Sydney for example, was her assistant at Samaria and elsewhere, and has helped transmit her legacy to new generations of Australian archaeologists. |
 | The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, amalgamated within the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) in 1998, was officially renamed the Kenyon Institute on 10 July 2003 in honour of Kathleen Kenyon. |
| Archaeology and the Old Testament (3095 words) |
 | Archaeology has therefore played a key role in biblical studies and Christian apologetics in several ways. |
 | {1} Archaeology can also help us to understand more accurately the nuances and uses of biblical words as they were used in their day. |
 | We must not elevate archaeology to the point that it becomes the judge for the validity of Scripture. |