BIBLICAL
ARCHAEOLOGY

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'

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