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<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>

Syllabus

  • 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
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Jodi Magness

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