| Unit name | Biblical Archaeology (Trinity & Baptist College) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | THRS20152 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Emeritus Professor. D'Costa |
| Open unit status | Not open |
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| School/department | Department of Religion and Theology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will build on groundwork done in B11001 Getting into the Old Testament. Topics studied will include: 1. the role of archaeological evidence in the various models currently being developed to explain Israel's emergence in Canaan; 2. the impact of archaeology on current understandings of the Conquest narratives; 3. archaeology&?s contribution to debate over the historicity of the early Israelite monarchy; 4. evidence for literacy in Iron Age Palestine; the archaeology of Iron Age towns and villages and its contribution to our understanding of Israelite culture and social structure; 5. the archaeology of Herodian Jerusalem.
