The New TESTAMENT --Sitz Em LEben (WCH) REL226: The New Testament
Learning Objectives Build familiarity with the Historical-Critical Method Explore Archaeological Field Sites Imagine the texts in their “setting in life.”
A LOOK AT THE KNOWN & UNKNOWN Discovery A LOOK AT THE KNOWN & UNKNOWN
A Thought Experiment
RECollecTIONs WHAT CAN ARCHAEOLOGY TELL US? WHAT CAN’T ARCHAEOLOGY TELL US?
Archaeology & The New Testament GOOD FOR… LESS GOOD FOR… Learning about the World(views) of the Earliest Christians Understanding Their Descriptions & Prescriptions Defending their Moral Judgments & Faith Statements Historical Instant Replay of Biblical Events
ARTIFACT WORLD TEXT Pottery Inscriptions Remains Dates Places Concerns Arguments Desires Drama TEXT Reading IN SITU THE HISTORICAL-CRITICAL METHOD
The Aramaean Capital city of Geshur. Area A, Locus 1528, Chamber 4 BALK STRATA Mid-10th c. BCE The Aramaean Capital city of Geshur. Et-Tell [Bethsaida], 2003 METER STICK Image: Rami Arav, Bethsaida Report on the Season of 2003, The Bible and Interpretation, May 2004. http://www.bibleinterp.com/excavations/bethsaida_2003.shtml
Analyzing A Section BALK STRATA p. 18, Reed METER STICK
THE NEW TESTAMENT: Between TEXT & ARTIFACT SITZ IM LEBEN German: Setting in Life
“The House of the Fisherman/The Hunt” READ THE FIFTH GOSPEL Bethsaida “The House of the Fisherman/The Hunt” Find Map 13, C-2 Reed, 19-20 Go to Bethsaida on Canvas Read Luke 9:1-6, 10-17 What do you learn about the Early Roman Period through this Artifact, World, & Text?
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DIGGING DEEPER WHAT SENSE CAN WE MAKE OF THE TIMELINE? WHAT SENSE CAN WE MAKE OF THE GEOGRAPHY?