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Material Culture and Textual Corroboration: Debates in the Levant

Seminar on archaeological methodology and its impact on historicity debate

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Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies

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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.

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What You Will Learn

  • Scientific Methods: Study radiocarbon dating, stratigraphy, artifact analysis

  • Historiographic Tension: Examine biblical narrative vs. archaeological record

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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.

Material Culture and Textual Corroboration: Debates in the Levant

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What is in this course?

  • Duration : 1 Days

  • Class Start Date : 2026-02-01

  • Archaeological Method : Master advanced excavation and analysis techniques

  • Historiography : Develop critical evaluation of textual and material evidence

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