Material Culture and Textual Corroboration: Debates in the Levant
Seminar on archaeological methodology and its impact on historicity debate
Course Instructors
To Be Announced
Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies
Details
A seminar on the latest archaeological methodology (radiocarbon dating, soil analysis) and its impact on the historicity debate. Students engage critically with the tension between the biblical narrative and the physical record from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman period.
Course Curriculum
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What You Will Learn
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Scientific Methods: Study radiocarbon dating, stratigraphy, artifact analysis
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Historiographic Tension: Examine biblical narrative vs. archaeological record
FAQs
Radiocarbon dating, pottery typology, stratigraphic analysis, paleobotany, and settlement pattern analysis.
Some archaeological findings (e.g., Jericho walls, Exodus evidence, United Monarchy extent) don't align with biblical descriptions, raising historicity questions.
Minimalists skeptical of biblical historical claims vs. maximalists more accepting, with most scholars now in a centrist position evaluating each claim separately.
What is in this course?
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Duration : 1 Days
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Class Start Date : 2026-02-01
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Archaeological Method : Master advanced excavation and analysis techniques
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Historiography : Develop critical evaluation of textual and material evidence
