BIBLICAL
ARCHAEOLOGY
The Biblical Archaeology Study Group of Tyndale Fellowship exists to promote evangelical scholarship in the field of biblical archaeology.
Chair
Caleb Howard
Co-Chair
George Heath-Whyte
Tyndale Fellowship Study Groups Conference
Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 July 2023
HIGH LEIGH CONFERENCE CENTRE, UK
From the time of the patriarchs to that of the apostles, our papers this year cover the broad sweep of biblical archaeology, approaching its study from a range of angles: historical, linguistic, literary, and more traditionally archaeological.
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Wednesday 3 July
16.00 - 18.30
- Johannes Dams, Philipps University, Marburg, 'The Old Assyrian Period and What It Can Tell Us about the World of the Biblical Patriarchs'
- George Heath-Whyte, Tyndale House, Cambridge, 'Names and Identity at Ugarit (with Robert Marineau)'
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Thursday 4 July
10.00 - 12.30
- J. Caleb Howard, Tyndale House, Cambridge, 'Effects of Hurrian Language and Culture on Personal Names at Alalaḫ and in the Bible'
- Martin Heide, Philipps University, Marburg, 'How to Write Hebrew Letters in Iron Age II Israel and Judah'
17.00 - 18.30
- Luis Saenz, University of Heidelberg, '“But they seized him, beat him…” Assyriological Insights and New Testament Parables'
- James Bejon, Tyndale House, Cambridge, 'Some Ways to Analyse a Nation’s Names: A Case Study in Ancient Edom'
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20.00-21.30
Tyndale Fellowship Lecture in Biblical Archaeology: Stephen Moore, Union Theological College, 'The Legacy of a Sentence'
This lecture takes as its point of departure a misunderstood sentence in a single cuneiform tablet from 18th century BC Mesopotamia. Once clarified, it brings to light the existence of a particular kind of adoption in ancient Mesopotamia. This in turn invites comparison with other texts, not least the scriptural records of the patriarchs. There, some familiar events become newly interesting; their legacy is far-reaching for Scripture and its history long after the patriarchal period.
Friday 5 July
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10.00 - 12.30
- Thomas Davis, Lipscomb University, Nashville, '"And John left them and returned to Jerusalem" (Acts 13:13): Archaeology Solves a Biblical Conundrum'
- Michael Hasel, Southern Adventist University, 'The Archaeology of David and Solomon: Two Decades of Discoveries in the Judean Shephelah'