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Introduction © John Stevenson, 2011 Maps by David P. Barrett, used by permission
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Dr. John T. Stevenson Family Life Academic Life
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Family Life Academic Life Professional Life Dr. John T. Stevenson
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Family Life Academic Life Professional Life Ministry Life Spiritual Life Dr. John T. Stevenson
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Family Life Academic Life Professional Life Spiritual Life Ministry Life Archaeology and Ancient History Dr. John T. Stevenson
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http://JohnStevenson.net JohnStevenson@Bellsouth.net
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Group Introductions Your nameYour name Your home churchYour home church Where are you in the SFBC process?Where are you in the SFBC process? What is your current ministry within the Kingdom?What is your current ministry within the Kingdom?
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Textbook The Archaeology of the Bible. The Archaeology of the Bible. James K. Hoffmeier. Lion Publisher, UK: 2008
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Textbook The Historical Books of the Old Testament: One God, One People, One Land The Historical Books of the Old Testament: One God, One People, One Land John Stevenson. Redeemer: 2010
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Mesopotamia Egypt Hatti
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Mesopotamia Egypt Hatti Land Bridge DESERT
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Israel Hittites Assyria Egypt Babylon
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Assyria Babylon Egypt Hittites Aram Phoenicia Israel
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Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley
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Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley
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Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley
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Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley Trans Jordan
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The Valley of Jezreel
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The Yarmuk River Gilead
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The Valley of Jezreel The Yarmuk River The Jabbok River Gilead
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The Valley of Jezreel The Yarmuk River The Jabbok River Gilead The Arnon River Moab
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The King’s Highway The Way of the Sea (the Way of the Philistines) Jericho Megiddo
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Climate of Canaan Mediterranean ClimateMediterranean Climate Dependent upon winter rainsDependent upon winter rains –Early Rains: October –Later Rains: April
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Creation Genesis 1 - 11 FallFlood Tower of Babel
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Historical Books 2000 - 1500 Period of the Patriarchs 1500 - 10001000 - 500 Exodus and Sinai JudgesKings of Israel and Judah Return Poetic Books Torah Prophetic Books
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Historical Books 2000 - 1500 Period of the Patriarchs 1500 - 10001000 - 500 Exodus and Sinai JudgesKings of Israel and Judah Return Torah
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Egypt 1798
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Rosetta
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HieroglyphsHieroglyphs DemoticDemotic GreekGreek Three types of Writing
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Jean Francois Champollion
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Persia1842
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Old PersianOld Persian ElamiteElamite AkkadianAkkadian
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“Mesha Stele” Jordan1868.
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Jordan1868.
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Israel 1908 Gezer
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Heinrich Schliemann 1822 - 1890
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Ugarit
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Ras Shamrah (Ugarit) Discovered in 1928 Ruins date from around 1450 to 1200 B.C.
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Ras Shamrah (Ugarit) Ebla Excavations began in 1964 20,000 tablets discovered 1 st city from 3000- 2240 B.C. 2 nd city from 1850- 1600 B.C.
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Upper Galilee 1994
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Dan
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Bth Dwd “House of David”
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Egypt 1887
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Giza Amarna Discovered in 1887 382 Cuneiform tablets
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Palestine 1947
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Qumran
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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
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ISAIAH SCROLL
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Jerusalem Bethlehem Qumran
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Qumran Jerusalem Bethlehem
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Qumran Jerusalem Bethlehem
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem Incomplete manuscript of Isaiah reflecting old HebrewIncomplete manuscript of Isaiah reflecting old Hebrew Thanksgiving HymnsThanksgiving Hymns War ScrollWar Scroll
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Metropolitan of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Isaiah Scroll reflecting editorial changesIsaiah Scroll reflecting editorial changes Community RuleCommunity Rule Pesher HabakkukPesher Habakkuk Genesis ApocryphonGenesis Apocryphon
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Moved to the United StatesMoved to the United States Put the scrolls up for sale in a newspaper advertisementPut the scrolls up for sale in a newspaper advertisement
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Son of Eleazar Sukenik General in Israeli army Purchased through an intermediary the four scrolls for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented –Mostly Hebrew text –Few Aramaic –Even fewer Greek
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Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented Writing MaterialsWriting Materials –Mostly Parchment –Few Papyri –One Copper Scroll
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Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented Writing MaterialsWriting Materials Subject MatterSubject Matter –Biblical texts (Old Testament) –Jewish books –Books used in a unique Jewish sect
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The Forming of Ancient Tels
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Unexcavated Tel at Colossae
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Methods of Excavations Complete Excavation Pit Method Trench Method Grid Method
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Types of Writing MonumentalMonumental ProfessionalProfessional OccasionalOccasional
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Monumental
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Professional Berach, son of Beriah
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Occasional
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Maps provided by David P. Barrett www.BibleMapper.com Used by Permission
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