Original sentence: According to those who follow this view, the purpose of biblical archaeology is to establish the historical accuracy of Biblical texts and refute the theory that these books contain myths or legends composed by Jews exiled in Babylon during the 6th century BCE and later.As with the historical records from any other civilization, the manuscripts must be compared to other accounts from contemporary societies in Europe, Mesopotamia, and Africa; additionally, records from neighbors must be compared with them.Biblical archaeology involves the recovery and scientific investigation of the material remains of past cultures that can illuminate the period described in the Bible.Biblical archaeology is a controversial subject with differing opinions on what its purpose and goals are or should be.By contrast Near Eastern archaeology is simply the archaeology of the Ancient Near East without any particular consideration of how its discoveries relate to the Bible.Professional opinions of Biblical archaeology have been set aside in a separate commentary section.The scientific techniques employed are those of archaeology in general including excavations as well as chance discoveries
Edited sentence: Biblical archaeology comprises excavations and chance discoveries of artifacts representing people, places, and things mentioned in the Bible.Biblical archaeology refutes the theory that these books contain myths or legends composed by Jews exiled in Babylon during the 6th century BCE and later.By contrast Near Eastern archaeology is simply the archaeology of the Ancient Near East.He concentrated on the  excavations at Tell el-Hesi, the first archaeological excavations in Palestine, from 1840 to 1990.Moorey (A Century of Biblical Archaeology 1992) who detailed collaborations and conflicts between archaeologists and theologians who possess different views on the purpose of biblical archaeology.Professional opinion on the purposes and goals of Biblical archaeology has been set aside in a separate commentary section.The distinctions between the two over the last century and a half were studied by P.The purpose of biblical archaeology is to establish the historical accuracy of Biblical texts.The scientific techniques employed are those of archaeology in general: as with the historical records from any other civilization, the manuscripts must be compared to other accounts from contemporary societies in Europe, Mesopotamia, and Africa; additionally, records from neighbors must be compared with them