This DVD provides you with a front row seat in the lecture hall as world-renowned archaeologists and Bible scholars detail their most recent archaeological discoveries.
Featured Lectures
Refuge in the Cave of Letters: A Report from the John P. and Carol Merrill Expedition to the Cave of the Letters
By Carl Savage, Drew University Theological School
(When Jewish warriors against Rome found refuge in the Judean Wilderness hideout, they brought their families, weapons and valuables"and perhaps Temple treasures as well.)
The "John the Baptist Cave" at Suba: What Are the Facts?
By James D. Tabor, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
(Did this cave west of Jerusalem serve as a site for baptisms and other rituals performed by John and his followers? The co-excavator lays out the evidence for why he thinks they did, including an ancient portrait on the cave wall that may depict John the Baptist himself.)
What's New in Our Search for Goliath?: The Recent Excavations at Tell es-Safi--Biblical Gath of the Philistines
By Aren Maeir, Bar-Ilan University
(Archaeologists are uncovering the hometown of the Biblical giant and in the process are finding more evidence that the Philistines had a great culture"and were anything but philistine.)
Deep Submergence Archaeology: The Final Frontier
By Shelley Wachsmann, Texas A&M University
(Learn about the latest techniques in underwater exploration, and see the discoveries that are beginning to emerge from the bottom of the world"s oceans.)
BONUS LECTURE:
The History of the History: Some Personal Stories About Famous Archaeologists
By William G. Dever, University of Arizona
(A leading excavator reminisces about the great men and women who created the field of Biblical archaeology. You"ll learn of the fascinating personalities behind the great finds.)
Running time: 5 hours
ISBN 978-1-880317-77-8 |
