I agree, in his view the entire Bible is nothing more than myth.
Even here he is unwilling to concede that the Ark was an actual thing.
He is the epitome of modern scholastic arrogance.
Shouldn’t we wait for Harrison Ford to weigh in on this? He’s the expert on the Ark of the Covenant, after all.
It sounds like the wall goes around an area of about 4 acres. So that is about 1,700 feet of wall, 9 feet wide and 6 feet tall.
That is a lot of boulders to bring in to the site. I have no idea how long it would have taken to build - but it was obviously a large effort.
I can just see the priest (according to this Finkelstein) giving his speech after the people have slaved over this structure.
“What a wonderful structure you have build. What a great way to remember the story of the mythical ark! Okay - now get to work on building stuff we can actually use.”
I know that the ark has specific measurements, and the holy of holies housing it in the temple did too. I wonder if the tent housing it prior to the temple being built also had special dimensions? Although it would obviously be smaller than 4 acres.