REL 3004 : History Of Biblical Archeology
Document Summary
History of biblical archeology: early western travelers (300-1800) i. ii. Came as christian pilgrims to venerate the holy biblical sites. Accepted ecclesiastical tradition (ca. 300-600 ad) as a reliable guide to the location of the biblical sites: phase i of modern biblical archeology (1800-1890, westerners now came as scientifically-minded explorers ii. iii. Location of biblical sites to be rediscovered with the help of the bible and other ancient texts: exploration throughout the land, knowledge, etc. Achievements of 19th century explores: surveyed the land and produced first reasonably accurate maps of iv. v. Thus a clue to location of biblical sites. Biblical gezer = tell el-jazar: joshua 10, which narrates an israelite campaign against the canaanite kings of jericho, Hebron, lachish, and other cities, places gezer in the southern half of palestine: joshua 16:1-3 places gezer on the border of the tribe of joseph, somewhere between.
