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BIBLICAL SURVEY: Old Testament The Earlyyy Monarchy Archaeology Issues - Part Two
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Capacity 300 Registration Happy Caterer Many people hold a fascination… for all things ancient Many people hold a fascination… for all things ancient Many people hold a fascination… for all things ancient Early Monarchy Archaeology (part 2) Early Monarchy Archaeology (part 2) Early Monarchy Archaeology (part 2) Early Monarchy Archaeology (part 2)
Eilat Mazar Eilat Mazar Israel Finkelstein
City of Two Gates House of David
City of Two Gates House of David
Palace of David City of Two Gates House of David
Palace of David City of Two Gates Solomon’s Mines Fortified Cities
House of David
Palace of David City of Two Gates Solomon’s Mines Fortified Cities
House of David
Palace of David City of Two Gates Solomon’s Mines Fortified Cities
House of David
Palace of David City of Two Gates Solomon’s Mines Fortified Cities
House of David
Palace of David City of Two Gates Solomon’s Mines PlPalace of DDidavid PlPalace of DDidavid PlPalace of DDidavid
AdAnd Hiram King of Tyre sent cedar trees, carpenters and masons who built David a house (2 Sam. 5:11) PlPalace of DDidavid
AdAnd Hiram King of Tyre sent cedar trees, carpenters and masons who built David a house (2 Sam. 5:11) PlPalace of DDidavid
AdAnd Hiram King of Tyre sent cedar trees, carpenters and masons who built David a house (2 Sam. 5:11)
Despite decades of searching, archaeologists had found no solid evidence that David or Solomon ever built anything. Eilat Mazar Israel Finkelstein Eilat Mazar Israel Finkelstein I may have found King David’s palace! Eilat Mazar Israel Finkelstein
I may have “Of course we’re found King not looking at David’s the palace of palace! David” Israel Finkelstein Jerusalem: a “hill country village”
Israel Finkelstein Jerusalem: a “hill country village”
David: Israel Finkelstein Akin to Pancho Villa with “500 people with sticks in their hands shouting and cursing and spitting” El Paso Pawn Shop
Pancho Villa’ s trigger finger for sale Israel Finkelstein Israel Finkelstein Jerusalem fieldwork “failed to provide significant evidence for a tenth century occupation” Israel Finkelstein There is “absolutely no archaeological indication of the wealth, manpower, and lllevel of organization needed for a kingdom of significance” How do we assess this? How do we assess this? How do we assess this?
Wha t is “the Millo ”? Wha t is “the Millo ”?
Proto‐Aeolic capital Cyprus 10th to 9th century BC Differential Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th century structure Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th century structure Favorable location Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th century structure Favorable location Elegant findings Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th century structure Favorable location Elegant findings Very skille d workmanship Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th century structure Favorable location Elegant findings Very skille d workmanship Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th TEMPLE? century structure Favorable location Elegant findings Very skille d workmanship Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th TEMPLE? century structure Favorable location Pre‐David? Elegant findings Very skille d workmanship Differential Diagnosis
MiMassive 10th TEMPLE? century structure Favorable location Pre‐David? Elegant findings Very skille d workmanship David’s Palace! “And Hiram kinggy of Tyre sent messen gers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house” (()2 Sa. 5:11) Let our lives be built ftitfor eternity
“And Hiram kinggy of Tyre sent messen gers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house” (()2 Sa. 5:11) “Sol om on buil t th e Mill o” (1 Ki. 11:27) Let’s study the unktdiiknown, not dismiss or ignore it
“Sol om on buil t th e Mill o” (1 Ki. 11:27) “See now, I dwell in a h ouse of cedar” (2 Sam. 7:2) Let’s show God’s ltlllove to all
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”h”hey“ ה א .ב ג ד daleth gimel beyt aleph
”hey“ ה א .ב ג ד ה hey daleth gimel beyt aleph א .ב ג ד ה hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”vav“ ן א .ב ג ד ה hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”vav“ ן א .ב ג ד ה ן vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”vav“ ן א .ב ג ד ה ן vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph א .ב ג ד ה ן vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”zayin“ ז א .ב ג ד ה ן vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”zayin“ ז א .ב ג ד ה ן ז zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph א .ב ג ד ה ן ז zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”chayt“ ח א .ב ג ד ה ן ז zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”chayt“ ח א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”chayt“ ח א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph
”tayt“ ט א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph ט “tayt” א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph ט “tayt” ”yodh“ י א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph ט י “yodh”“tayt” א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph ט י “yodh” “tayt” ”kaf“ כ א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph ט י “yodh” “tayt”
”lamed“ ל א .ב ג ד ה ן ז ח chayt zayin vav hey daleth gimel beyt aleph ט י ל “lamed” “yodh” “tayt”
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