1. Introduction © John Stevenson, 2011 Maps by David P. Barrett, used by permission

2. Dr. John T. Stevenson Family Life Academic Life

3. Family Life Academic Life Professional Life Dr. John T. Stevenson

4. Family Life Academic Life Professional Life Ministry Life Spiritual Life Dr. John T. Stevenson

5. Family Life Academic Life Professional Life Spiritual Life Ministry Life Archaeology and Ancient History Dr. John T. Stevenson

6. http://JohnStevenson.net JohnStevenson@Bellsouth.net

7. 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?

8. Textbook The Archaeology of the Bible. The Archaeology of the Bible. James K. Hoffmeier. Lion Publisher, UK: 2008

9. 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

14. Mesopotamia Egypt Hatti

15. Mesopotamia Egypt Hatti Land Bridge DESERT

16. Israel Hittites Assyria Egypt  Babylon

17. Assyria  Babylon Egypt Hittites Aram Phoenicia Israel

18. Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley

19. Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley

20. Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley

21. Central Mountain Range The Coastal Plain Jordan Rift Valley Trans Jordan

24. The Valley of Jezreel

25. The Yarmuk River Gilead

27. The Valley of Jezreel The Yarmuk River The Jabbok River Gilead

29. The Valley of Jezreel The Yarmuk River The Jabbok River Gilead The Arnon River Moab

31. The King’s Highway The Way of the Sea (the Way of the Philistines) Jericho   Megiddo

32. Climate of Canaan Mediterranean ClimateMediterranean Climate Dependent upon winter rainsDependent upon winter rains –Early Rains: October –Later Rains: April

34. Creation Genesis 1 - 11 FallFlood Tower of Babel

35. 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

36. Historical Books 2000 - 1500 Period of the Patriarchs 1500 - 10001000 - 500 Exodus and Sinai JudgesKings of Israel and Judah Return Torah

38. Egypt 1798

39. Rosetta

40. HieroglyphsHieroglyphs DemoticDemotic GreekGreek Three types of Writing

41. Jean Francois Champollion

42. Persia1842

44. Old PersianOld Persian ElamiteElamite AkkadianAkkadian

45. “Mesha Stele” Jordan1868.

46. Jordan1868.

47. Israel 1908 Gezer

49. Heinrich Schliemann 1822 - 1890

56. Ugarit

57. Ras Shamrah (Ugarit) Discovered in 1928 Ruins date from around 1450 to 1200 B.C.

62. 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.

65. Upper Galilee 1994

66. Dan

67. Bth Dwd “House of David”

68. Egypt 1887

69. Giza Amarna Discovered in 1887 382 Cuneiform tablets

72. Palestine 1947

73. Qumran

75. 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

77. ISAIAH SCROLL

79. Jerusalem Bethlehem Qumran

80. Qumran Jerusalem Bethlehem

81. Qumran Jerusalem Bethlehem

82. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Incomplete manuscript of Isaiah reflecting old HebrewIncomplete manuscript of Isaiah reflecting old Hebrew Thanksgiving HymnsThanksgiving Hymns War ScrollWar Scroll

83. 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

84. 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

86. Son of Eleazar Sukenik General in Israeli army Purchased through an intermediary the four scrolls for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

91. Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented –Mostly Hebrew text –Few Aramaic –Even fewer Greek

92. Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented Writing MaterialsWriting Materials –Mostly Parchment –Few Papyri –One Copper Scroll

93. Languages RepresentedLanguages Represented Writing MaterialsWriting Materials Subject MatterSubject Matter –Biblical texts (Old Testament) –Jewish books –Books used in a unique Jewish sect

94. The Forming of Ancient Tels

96. Unexcavated Tel at Colossae

97. Methods of Excavations Complete Excavation Pit Method Trench Method Grid Method

99. Types of Writing MonumentalMonumental ProfessionalProfessional OccasionalOccasional

100. Monumental

101. Professional Berach, son of Beriah

102. Occasional

104. Maps provided by David P. Barrett www.BibleMapper.com Used by Permission