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REL 433 - Biblical Archaeology
Schedule
The following information is provided as a general guide for the students of REL 433
If the schedule needs to be adjusted, students will be informed at the appropriate time
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| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Course Geography of the Middle East - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Turkey, Israel, and Jordan Geography of Greece and Italy The influence of geography on the development of cultures Mazar, p. 1-10, "the Geographic Setting", "The Tell and the Ruin" |
| Week 2 | The archaeological dig Settlements, Stratigraphy and Chronology Mazar, p.21-30, "Stratigraphy", "Excavation Methods", "Chronology and Archaeological Periods" |
| Week 3 | History of Archaeology Mazar, p. 10-21, "History of the Research" |
| Week 4 | Problems and Pitfalls in Archaeology |
| Week 5 | Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods The Neolithic Period Mazar, chapter 2 "The First Agricultural Communities" |
| Week 6 | The Chalcolithic Period Early Bronze Age Mazar, chapter 3 "Innovative Communities" Mazar, chapter 4 "The Emergence of Cities" |
| Week 7 | Early Bronze - Middle Bronze transition Middle Bronze Mazar, chapter 5 "An Interlude" Mazar, chapter 6 "Mighty Canaanite City-States" Bible : Genesis, chapters 12-36 |
| Week 8 | Mid Term Exams |
| Week 9 | The Late Bronze Age Mazar, chapter 7 "Egyptian Domination" Hittites Bible : Genesis, chapters 37-50 |
| Week 10 | Iron Age I Mazar, chapter 8 "The Days of the Judges" Philistines Bible : Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I Samuel chapters 1-8 |
| Week 11 | Iron Age IIA Iron Age IIB-C Mazar, chapter 9 "The United Monarchy" Mazar, chapter 10 "The Divided Monarchy" Bible : I Samuel, chapters 9-31 & II Samuel & I Kings, chapters 1-11 |
| Week 12 | Mazar, chapter 11 "The Israelite Material Culture" Phoenicians |
| Week 13 | The Assyrian, Babylonian & Persian Periods Mazar, chapter 12 "Israel's Neighbors" Bible : I Kings, chapters 12-22, & II Kings |
| Week 14 | Alexander the Great the Hellenistic Period Rome the Herodian dynasty |
| Week 15 | the Dead Sea Scrolls the Jewish Revolts the World of the New Testament |
| Week 16 | Final Exam Week All remaining assignments should be completed and given to the instructor before midnight, Wednesday of Finals Week |
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Department of Religion
ENMU Station 19
Portales, NM 88130
Last Updated: January 6, 2008
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