Merneptah Stele (aka the Menetaph Stele, aka Israel Stele)

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Extra Time Periods, Tels, Standing Stones and City Gates

Advertisements

The Gilgamesh Epic recounts the great flood from the Babylonian perspective. (7 th cent. BC)

(Just a Few) Recent Discoveries in the Lands of the Bible Mark Durham.

1. What is the Hebrew Bible? AKA Tanakh AKA The Old Testament.

The Reliability of the Old Testament Dr. Rodney K. Duke Appalachian State Univ.

United Monarchy? Kings David and Solomon. 2 Traditional Chronology: Iron I ( BC): The Period of the Conquest and the Judges; Iron IIA (

Ancient Israel Prepared by Anita Billeter Palmdale School District with funding from Jordan Fundamentals Grant Keeping History Alive Grant.

Chapter 3, Section 2 The Kingdom of Israel.

Hebrew, Israelite, Jew What is the origin of these terms? Who is included? Who is not included?

Kingship in Israel. TEL DAN STELE ( BCE) KING MESHA STELE (840 BCE)

Mediterranean Civilizations

Emmaus Road: Christ in the Old Testament “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning.

Highlights of Jewish History before Second Temple Period.

The Ancient Israelites and the Hebrew Bible

Israelite Settlement OTST 510 Archaeology and the Bible Lesson 10 part 4.

Source Criticism of the Pentateuch Mosaic composition Mosaic composition Pentateuch testimonies Pentateuch testimonies Tradition in biblical history Tradition.

Archaeology, History and the Bible Is the Bible an accurate historical document? John Oakes, PhD.

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah Iron II Period. Traditional Chronology: Iron I ( BC): The Period of the Conquest and the Judges; Iron IIA (

3.2.  The Philistines were the strongest people in Canaan around 1000 B.C. (BCE)  To keep from quarreling among themselves the 12 tribes asked Samuel,

Chapter 3/Section 2 The Kingdom of Israel.

Ancient Israel.

The Bible is True History: Archaeological Evidence for People in the Bible.

Amos (Yo’el - Yahweh is God)

History, Archaeology and the Bible Dr. John Oakes 9/28/2014.

The First National State. Ancient Near East Egypt’s unique geographical features allowed it to develop independently of most foreign influence. It was.

History Israel and Christianity. Israelites  Loose collection of nomadic groups  Engaged in herding  Later became sedentary  Lived in permanent settlements.

Babylon and Egypt. Amorites established Babylon near the modern border of Syria and Iraq Hammurabi was king there Israelites captured and in exile in.

Ancient Israel. Historical Overview ► Ancient Israel is the birthplace of the 3 great monotheistic religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

The Ancient Israelites The Kingdom of Israel Section 2.

The Babylonian Captivity. Disaster finally struck as the independence of the two kingdoms was lost. In 738 B.C., both Israel and Judah began paying tribute.

EXODUS HISTORY AND LITERATURE. MAJOR COMPONENTS OF EXODUS Story of Moses Yahweh’s war against Pharaoh Passover Miraculous sea-crossing and desert journey.

Ancient Israel. Historical Overview ► Ancient Israel is the birthplace of the 3 great monotheistic religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Kingdoms and Empires in the Middle East

Old Testament Survey: Genesis-Esther. GOD’S KINGDOM PROGRAM DATETHEMEEVENTREFERENCE  BC Kickoff & Rebellion Creation, Fall, Flood Gen 2:4-11:9 ca

Section #3.2 “The Kingdom of Israel” p The Israelites Choose a King.

Lands of the Bible. What is religion? A view of the world A view of the world Faith and creeds Faith and creeds Relationship to a supreme being Relationship.

Rise of the Israelites. Religious text to many ppl= Christians Used as historical text about places, dates, and ppl Historical story about Israelites.

The Bible and Archeology - Creation

The Stele of Merneptah II (ca BC) “Great rejoicing has arisen in Egypt, jubilation has issued from the towns of T0-Meri [another name for Egypt];

The Origins and Early History of Israel Origins and naming of the Hebrews Conquest or Settlement Emergence of the monarchy and the kingdom of Israel Textual.

From BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

English II. The most important example of Hebrew literature is the Hebrew Bible The books of the Hebrew Bible have been divided into three main selections:

The Roots of Judaism שורשים של יהודה. Judaism originated in ancient Israel Group of people known as the Hebrews founded it about 4,000 years ago Where.

The Israelites Notes. Judaism the religion developed from the Israelites, a nomadic tribe. teaches belief in one god, monotheism other religions at the.

The Origins of Judaism. How do we know what we know?  We get most of the information about the ancient Hebrew’s from the first five books of the old.

Bible Archeology Fails, Wins, and Eh’s. By Mr. E.

Ancient Israel.

Chapter 3. The Cosmopolitan Middle East, Hittites Hittites –Anatolia –Horse-drawn chariots, and had access to important copper, silver, and iron deposits.

Group Leader: Krista Laforest Secretary: Anna Rubenacker Designer: Lydia Blodgett Presenter: Kathleen Ryan.

DO NOW: THINK OF A PERSON YOU CONSIDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WHAT QUALITIES DOES THIS PERSON HAVE? Chapter 11 ~ Lesson 4.

The Emergence of the Israelites. 2 Settlement: (See Textbook, pp ) - The books of Joshua and Judges are part of the Deuteronomistic History; - Theology.

Dates from History Channel and the Jewish Virtual Library.

1. B.C. – Before Christ Dates go from large to small on timeline (ex. 500 B.C. happened before 300 B.C.) a. Could also reference this time by using BCE.

The Israelites. Abraham (1900 BC) Founder of the Israelites & Judaism Made a Covenant with Yahweh (God) Believed in other gods, but promised to worship.

Is The Bible Reliable? (Part 2) Psalm 119:160 By David Dann.

Background Hebrew means “From across”- name given to Abraham and his followers Israelites: Abraham’s grandson Jacob renamed Israel which means “he who.

Exodus The Exodus Experience.

The Israelite Kingdom Chapter 8.2.

Ancient Israel.

Judaism The Origins of Judaism.

Checkpoints #30 Number 1-7.

The Ancient Hebrews Objective Analyze the development and growth of

The Hebrews and Judaism

Deuteronomy and Joshua

The Israelite Kingdom Chapter 8.2.

Ancient Israel 1.

KINGS & CHRONICLES Back round Kings focuses more on the political .

The Israelite Kingdom Chapter 8.2.

Survey of the Old Testament

Announcements Thomas J. Heffernan (Tennessee): “The Tradition of the Theology of Martyrdom in the Passion of Perpetua and Felicity.” 7:30 Thursday,

Presentation transcript:

Merneptah Stele (aka the Menetaph Stele, aka Israel Stele)

Merneptah Stele Dated to 1209/1208 BCE Inscription by the Ancient Egyptian king Merneptah (reign:1213 to 1203 BC) Found at Thebes

Merneptah Stele “Canaan is captive with all woe. Ashkelon is conquered, Gezer seized, Yanoam made nonexistent; Israel is wasted, bare of seed.”

Merneptah Stele The determinative accompanying Gezer, Ashkelon and Yanoam indicate they are city-states. The determinative accompanying Israel indicates it is a foreign people, perhaps a nomadic tribe.

Merneptah Stele Scholarly debate about translation for I.si.ri.ar. Some scholars suggest it doesn’t refer to Israel but Jezreel. Only known Egyptian reference to the Israelites Earliest known reference to the Israelites

Mesha Stele

Mesha Stele Commemorates the victory of Mesha, a Moabite king, over Omri the king of Israel. Dated to 840 BCE

Tel Dan Stele

Tel Dan Stele Aramaic inscription King of Damascus, Hazael, commemorates a victory over Israel. The inscription includes the phrase, ‘House of David’. Dated to 9th or 8th century BCE