Archaeology of the Bible

This course introduces students to the archaeology of the Land of the Bible and its and material culture.

This course, taught by Robert Bates at Seventh-Day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, introduces students to the archaeology of the Land of the Bible and its and material culture. It examines selected topics on how the Bible is understood with the aid of archaeology and surveys the peoples and cultures of the Bible from the early Hebrews (Bronze Age) to the divided monarchy (Iron Age).

Seminary: Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Keywords: archaeology, scientific process, science and truth, stratigraphy, geology, chronology

SDATS Archaeology of the Bible Spr Sum 2019

 

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