He believed strongly that archaeological findings were important external evidence for the basic historicity and authenticity of, for example, the patriarchal stories.

他坚信，考古发现对基本的历史真实性和,比方说族长故事的可信性来说,都是重要的外部证据。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

You have escaping slaves from Egypt. And remember, we do have some evidence of destruction from outside, so there could also have been some foreigners coming in and destroying and settling. It even seems that some local foreigners were admitted to the community.

有从埃及出逃的奴隶，记住，我们有外部摧毁的证据，因此肯定有过一些外国人进入,他们摧毁又定居，甚至仿佛是,一些当地的外国人被该团体所接纳。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选