We are confident that by using a more reliable translation, or by analyzing the original languages for ourselves, that we can grasp the message that God intends mankind to have. Similarly, archaeological interpretations that do not appear to favor the Bible should not cause us to despair. Happily, biblical archaeology enhances understanding of biblical narratives. Archaeological evidence that can be analyzed with a high degree of certainty exonerates the Bible. Archaeology in its purest form is an unfailing friend of the Bible.
Christians have everything to gain and nothing to lose by an appeal to archaeology fairly exercised.