attempts to discredit the historicity of the Torah and Nach are mostly a backlash against the dominant Christian influence over a good portion of the world over the last 1,500 years
Very true Netanel. Remember according to Christian logic, if they can prove historicity of the Hebrew Bible, in their worldview that reinforces the historicity of the GT. It is the same arguement they try to use for the scriptural accuracy and transmission of the GT, whereby they try to ride on the wave of hardwork done by Jewish Rabbi/Scholar to preserve the integrity of the Torah.