<p>Visit the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity in this comprehensive tour, taught by an archaeologist, that will take you deep beneath the pages of the Bible.</p>
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: The Land of Canaan
- 02: The Arrival of the Israelites
- 03: Jerusalem-An Introduction to the City
- 04: The Jerusalem of David and Solomon
- 05: Biblical Jerusalem's Ancient Water Systems
- 06: Samaria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel
- 07: Fortifications and Cult Practices
- 08: Babylonian Exile and the Persian Restoration
- 09: Alexander the Great and His Successors
- 10: The Hellenization of Palestine
- 11: The Maccabean Revolt
- 12: The Hasmonean Kingdom
- 13: Pharisees and Sadducees
- 14: Discovery and Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- 15: The Sectarian Settlement at Qumran
- 16: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essenes
- 17: The Life of the Essenes
- 18: From Roman Annexation to Herod the Great
- 19: Herod as Builder-Jerusalem's Temple Mount
- 20: Caesarea Maritima-Harbor and Showcase City
- 21: From Herod's Last Years to Pontius Pilate
- 22: Galilee-Setting of Jesus's Life and Ministry
- 23: Synagogues in the Time of Jesus
- 24: Sites of the Trial and Final Hours of Jesus
- 25: Early Jewish Tombs in Jerusalem
- 26: Monumental Tombs in the Time of Jesus
- 27: The Burials of Jesus and James
- 28: The First Jewish Revolt; Jerusalem Destroyed
- 29: Masada-Herod's Desert Palace and the Siege
- 30: Flavius Josephus and the Mass Suicide
- 31: The Second Jewish Revolt against the Romans
- 32: Roman Jerusalem-Hadrian's Aelia Capitolina
- 33: Christian Emperors and Pilgrimage Sites
- 34: Judaism and Synagogues under Christian Rule
- 35: Islam's Transformation of Jerusalem
- 36: What and How Archaeology Reveals
Taught by
Jodi Magness
