RLB41 Biblical Archaeology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dalibor Papoušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbora Polifková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 J31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLA05 Judaism || RLKA05 Judaism || RLB23 Ancient Near Eastern Religions
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course outlines the archaeology of regions connected with Biblical texts. It is focused on ancient Syria-Palestine (Canaan) as a cradle of Judaism as well as Christianity. It provides a survey of archaeological development from the Paleolithic period up to the end of ancient times, i.e. to the period of early Christianity and Talmudic Judaism. Regarding Judaism in diaspora and missionary impact of early Christianity, the course takes into consideration also other regions (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Greece, Italy).
Main objectives of the course:
At the end of this course, the students should:
- be familiar with the basic factual knowledge of archaeology of ancient Syria-Palestine;
- be familiar with the basic terminology used in Biblical Archaeology;
- have the capacity of critical analyzing of main archaeological sources connected with the topic;
- have the capacity to use archaeological sources in the interpretation of Biblical texts.
Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction to the course. (1) Geography and periodization of Syria-Palestine. (2) History of Biblical Archaeology. (3) Paleolithic. Neolithic. Chalcolithic. (4) The Early and the Middle Bronze Age. (5) The Late Bronze Age. (6) Class discussion I: Monotheistic trends in the confrontation of Biblical and non-Biblical sources. (7) The Iron age I-II. Babylonian a Persian Period (Iron Age III) (8) Class discussion II: Hezekiah and Sennnacherib in Judahite and Assyrian sources. (9) The Hellenistic Period. (10) The Roman Period. (11) Class discussion III: Jesus' crucifiction and burial in the light of archaeology. (12) Final test.
Literature
  • FINKELSTEIN, Israel and Neil Asher SILBERMAN. Objevování Bible : svatá Písma Izraele ve světle moderní archeologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2007, 329 s. ISBN 9788070218693. info
  • JEPSEN, Alfred. Královská tažení ve starém Orientu : od Sinuheta k Nabukadnezarovi. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997, 239 s. ISBN 8070212136. info
  • BARDTKE, Hans. Příběhy ze starověké Palestiny : tradice, archeologie, dějiny. Edited by Miloš Bič, Translated by Jindřich Slabý. Vydání druhé. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1990, 300 stran. ISBN 8070210265. info
  • KROLL, Gerhard. Po stopách Ježíšových. Translated by Vladimír Petkevič. 2. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1996, 486 s. ISBN 80-7113-179-2. info
  • The archaeology of ancient Israel. Edited by Amnon Ben-Tor, Translated by R. Greenberg. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992, xxi, 398. ISBN 0300059191. info
Assessment methods
Contents of the semester:
Lectures, class discussions, final test.
Requirements for the colloquium:
(a) active participation in class discussions;
(b) written commentaries in given sources;
(c) final written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2006, Spring 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2017.
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