Objections to the 12th Century BC Chronology

Conservative Bible scholars generally support one or the other of two traditional dating theories for the Exodus and the Conquest. They commonly object to a 12th century BC Exodus/Conquest chronology for three main reasons:

 Supposedly . . . 

In spite of a significant body of hard evidence that contradicts the 15th and 13th century chronologies advocates hold fast to these three issues, convinced on this basis that the Conquest could not have occurred later than the 13th century BC. The articles that follow explore these long-held assumptions and show why they cannot be correct. A full discussion of these topics appears in The Bible and the Origins of Ancient Israel.