Biblical minimalism and the Phantom time hypothesis

I’m linking to a document that defends the Phantom time hypothesis–originally propounded by Heribert Illig.

This is generally dismissed as crackpot conspiracy theory by the lunatic fringe.

But what’s striking is the parallel between the Phantom time hypothesis and the minimalist school of archeology (“Biblical minimalism”) championed by the likes of Hector Avalos.

So why is Heribert Illig a crackpot, but Hector Avalos is not?

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/volatile/Niemitz-1997.pdf