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Unsubstantiated claims of ''lost'' historical documents or overt forgery have affected the field of Biblical Studies since its inception as ''Modern Apocrypha''. | Unsubstantiated claims of ''lost'' historical documents or overt forgery have affected the field of Biblical Studies since its inception as ''Modern Apocrypha''. | ||
At the end of the 19th cent. some theories exited the real of fiction and began to be developed | At the end of the 19th cent. some theories exited the real of fiction and began to be developed in ''scholarly'' form. Some of most notorious theories include the belief that [[:Category:Jesus in India (subject)|Jesus lived in India]], inaugurated by Notovitich in 1894. Such a belief developed in even more elaborated theories based on the assumption that [[:Category:Jesus Survival (subject)|Jesus survived the crucifixion]] and/or [[:Category:Married Jesus (subject)|had a wife]] or [[:Category:Jesus Bloodline (subject)|fathered a child]]. | ||
What all these theories have in common is a total disregard for, if not an overt opposition against, the rules of the historical method. Instead of testing the evidence to see what hypotheses it fits, Arch-fi frames the archaeological data to fit the "desired conclusion." | What all these theories have in common is a total disregard for, if not an overt opposition against, the rules of the historical method. Instead of testing the evidence to see what hypotheses it fits, Arch-fi frames the archaeological data to fit the "desired conclusion." | ||
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Arch-fi (or Fantastic Archaeology) refers to a series of theories developed outside (or against) the canons of critical archaeology.
Overview
Unsubstantiated claims of lost historical documents or overt forgery have affected the field of Biblical Studies since its inception as Modern Apocrypha.
At the end of the 19th cent. some theories exited the real of fiction and began to be developed in scholarly form. Some of most notorious theories include the belief that Jesus lived in India, inaugurated by Notovitich in 1894. Such a belief developed in even more elaborated theories based on the assumption that Jesus survived the crucifixion and/or had a wife or fathered a child.
What all these theories have in common is a total disregard for, if not an overt opposition against, the rules of the historical method. Instead of testing the evidence to see what hypotheses it fits, Arch-fi frames the archaeological data to fit the "desired conclusion."
Pages in category "Arch-fi"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.