Introduction © John Stevenson, 2011 Maps by David P. Barrett, used by permission

IntroductionIntroduction

© John Stevenson, 2011Maps by David P. Barrett, used by permissionMaps by David P. Barrett, used by permission

Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson

• Family Life

• Academic Life

• Family Life

• Academic Life

• Professional Life

Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson

• Family Life

• Academic Life

• Professional Life

• Ministry Life

• Spiritual Life

Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson

• Family Life

• Academic Life

• Professional Life

• Spiritual Life

• Ministry Life

• Archaeology and Ancient History

Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson

Dr. John T. StevensonDr. John T. Stevenson

http://JohnStevenson.net

JohnStevenson@Bellsouth.net

Group IntroductionsGroup Introductions

• Your nameYour name

• Your home churchYour home church

• Where are you in the SFBC Where are you in the SFBC process?process?

• What is your current ministry within What is your current ministry within the Kingdom?the Kingdom?

TextbookTextbook

The The Archaeology of Archaeology of

the Bible.the Bible.

James K. Hoffmeier. James K. Hoffmeier.

Lion Publisher, UK: Lion Publisher, UK: 2008 2008

TextbookTextbook

The Historical The Historical Books of the Old Books of the Old Testament: One Testament: One

God, One People, God, One People, One LandOne Land

John Stevenson. John Stevenson.

Redeemer: 2010 Redeemer: 2010

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Hatti

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Hatti

LandBridge

DESERT

Israel

Hittites

Assyria

Egypt

Babylon

Assyria

Babylon

Egypt

Hittites

AramPhoenicia

Israel

• Central Mountain Range

• The Coastal Plain

• Jordan Rift Valley

• Central Mountain Range

• The Coastal Plain

• Jordan Rift Valley

• Central Mountain Range

• The Coastal Plain

• Jordan Rift Valley

• Central Mountain Range

• The Coastal Plain

• Jordan Rift Valley

• Trans Jordan

• The Valley of Jezreel

• The Valley of Jezreel

• The Yarmuk River

Gilead

• The Valley of Jezreel

• The Yarmuk River

• The Jabbok River

Gilead

• The Valley of Jezreel

• The Yarmuk River

• The Jabbok River

Gilead• The Arnon River

Moab

• The King’s Highway

• The Way of the Sea (the Way of the Philistines)

Jericho

Megiddo

Climate of CanaanClimate of Canaan

• Mediterranean ClimateMediterranean Climate

• Dependent upon winter rainsDependent upon winter rains–Early Rains: OctoberEarly Rains: October

–Later Rains: AprilLater Rains: April

Creation

Genesis 1 - 11

Fall FloodTower of

Babel

Historical Books

2000 - 1500

Period of the Patriarchs

1500 - 1000 1000 - 500

Exodus and Sinai

Judges Kings of Israel and Judah

Ret

urn

Poetic Books

Torah

Prophetic Books

Historical Books

2000 - 1500

Period of the Patriarchs

1500 - 1000 1000 - 500

Exodus and Sinai

Judges Kings of Israel and Judah

Ret

urn

Torah

Egypt1798

Rosetta

• HieroglyphsHieroglyphs

• DemoticDemotic

• GreekGreek

Three types Three types of Writingof Writing

Jean Francois Champollion

PersiaPersia

18421842

• Old PersianOld Persian

• ElamiteElamite

• AkkadianAkkadian

““Mesha Stele”Mesha Stele”

JordanJordan

18681868

.

““Mesha Stele”Mesha Stele”

JordanJordan

18681868

.

Israel1908

Gezer

Heinrich Heinrich SchliemannSchliemann

1822 - 18901822 - 1890

UgaritUgarit

Ras Shamrah(Ugarit)• Discovered in

1928

• Ruins date from around 1450 to 1200 B.C.

Ras Shamrah(Ugarit)

Ebla• Excavations began

in 1964

• 20,000 tablets discovered

• 1st city from 3000-2240 B.C.

• 2nd city from 1850-1600 B.C.

Upper Galilee1994

Dan

Bth Dwd“House of David”

Egypt1887

Giza

Amarna

• Discovered in 1887

• 382 Cuneiform tablets

Palestine1947

Qumran

• Isaiah ScrollIsaiah Scroll

• Second copy of IsaiahSecond copy of Isaiah

• Community RuleCommunity Rule

• Pesher on HabakkukPesher on Habakkuk

• War ScrollWar Scroll

• Thanksgiving HymnsThanksgiving Hymns

• Genesis ApocryphonGenesis Apocryphon

ISAIAH SCROLLISAIAH SCROLL

Jerusalem

Bethlehem

Qumran

QumranJerusalem

Bethlehem

QumranJerusalem

Bethlehem

Hebrew University of Hebrew University of JerusalemJerusalem

• Incomplete manuscript Incomplete manuscript of Isaiah reflecting old of Isaiah reflecting old HebrewHebrew

• Thanksgiving HymnsThanksgiving Hymns

• War ScrollWar Scroll

Metropolitan of the Metropolitan of the Syrian Orthodox Syrian Orthodox

Church in JerusalemChurch in Jerusalem

• Isaiah Scroll reflecting Isaiah Scroll reflecting editorial changeseditorial changes

• Community RuleCommunity Rule

• Pesher HabakkukPesher Habakkuk

• Genesis ApocryphonGenesis Apocryphon

• Moved to the United Moved to the United StatesStates

• Put the scrolls up for Put the scrolls up for sale in a newspaper sale in a newspaper advertisementadvertisement

• Son of Eleazar Sukenik

• General in Israeli army

• Purchased through an intermediary the four scrolls for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented– Mostly Hebrew textMostly Hebrew text

– Few AramaicFew Aramaic

– Even fewer GreekEven fewer Greek

• Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented

• Writing MaterialsWriting Materials– Mostly ParchmentMostly Parchment

– Few PapyriFew Papyri

– One Copper ScrollOne Copper Scroll

• Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented

• Writing MaterialsWriting Materials

• Subject MatterSubject Matter– Biblical texts (Old Testament)Biblical texts (Old Testament)

– Jewish booksJewish books

– Books used in a unique Jewish sectBooks used in a unique Jewish sect

The Forming of The Forming of Ancient TelsAncient Tels

UnexcavatedUnexcavatedTel atTel at

ColossaeColossae

Methods of Methods of ExcavationsExcavations

• Complete Excavation

• Pit Method

• Trench Method

• Grid Method

Types of WritingTypes of Writing

• MonumentalMonumental

• ProfessionalProfessional

• OccasionalOccasional

Monumental

Professional

Berach, son of Beriah

Occasional

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