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How Archaeology
Reshapes
Christian Origins
Bernard Brandon Scott & Milton C. Moreland
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
Milton C. Moreland
Archaeology and Faith
Do the Dead Sea Scrolls, James Ossuary, Da Vinci Code, Bible Code, and Jesus family tomb destroy or vindicate the proverbial pillars of Christianity? Some journalists and scholars have coated the silent artifacts with a theological veneer. When the veneer is wiped away, what does archaeology have to say about the historical Jesus and the origins of Christianity?
Friday, 7:30–9 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
Brandon Scott & Milton Moreland
Archaeology and Texts from Roman Galilee
What impact did the new Roman cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias in Galilee have on Jesus? We will explore the latest archaeological excavations and discuss how the artifacts have contributed to our understanding of the historical Jesus. Then we will turn to the sayings of Jesus and read them in this historical context. What, for example, did the Lord's Prayer mean in a first-century Galilean village?
Saturday, 9:30 A.M.-NOON
Paul in the Aegean Cities
Paul and other early Christians formed small groups in grand Greek and Roman cities like Ephesus, Thessaloniki and Corinth. Through archaeology we will explore what the social and religious environment was like in these Aegean cities. We will then read selections from Paul’s letters and explore how his message might have been heard by people in these cities.
Saturday, 1:30–4 P.M.
Milton C. Moreland (Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University) is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and co-director of the Program in Archaeology at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the Archaeology Senior Staff & Area Supervisor for the ongoing excavation at Sepphoris in Galilee. His publications include articles on Roman period Galilee and Jerusalem and two edited books on the sayings of Jesus.
Bernard Brandon Scott (Ph.D., Vanderbilt University) is the Darbeth Distinguished Professor of New Testament at the Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OK. He is the author of several books, including Hear Then the Parable (1989) and Re-Imagine the World (2002), and editor of Funk on Parables (2007).
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