For me, archaeology has been a blessing in disguise. I knew about archaeology, but I did not realize how its discoveries would become such a profound faith builder in my Christian walk. I do not think I am overemphasizing this a bit. I can say without a doubt that archaeology has helped me to have a higher value and better appreciation for the Word of God. Biblical archaeology not only includes all ancient facts bearing upon the Bible which had been lost and have been recovered, but all literary remains of antiquity bearing upon the Bible and, also, as of the first importance, the Bible itself.
Archaeology is an interpretive science.
However, if presented honestly and if not colored with a liberal bias, biblical archaeology never contradicts the Bible. Sometimes archaeological discoveries depict events that are not specifically mentioned in the Bible. Further, the Bible records characters, places and events that have not been discovered by archaeologists. Yet, whenever the Bible and archaeology address the same things, they always concur. The external evidence of biblical archaeology is a fitting companion to biblical internal evidence.