BIBLE HISTORY DAILY

Two Brand New BAS Lecture Series

Biblical Bad Boys:
Antagonists in the Biblical Text and Archaeological Record

How does the Bible portray its villains?

Eminent scholars explore textual accounts and archaeological evidence of some not-so-nice notables from the Old and New Testaments: from a ruthless Assyrian king to a confused Judean governor, and from Roman executioners to a betraying friend.

Lectures:

BART D. EHRMAN
Who Killed Jesus? Pontius Pilate & the Jews

CRAIG EVANS
The Art and Archaeology of Execution in the Roman World

DAVID USSISHKIN
Sennacherib’s Attack on Lachish: What We Have Learned from Archaeology

MARVIN MEYER
The Gospel of Judas: What It Has Taught Us Thus Far

Digging into the Gospels:
Texts and Archaeology Behind Christianity’s Foundational Stories

Let’s get digging!

Modern-day archaeological excavations and their artifacts continue to illuminate and challenge our understanding of the ancient Biblical world. Learn from leading experts about the cities of the Gospels, archaeology’s impact on faith and what we can learn from canonical and noncanonical texts.

Lectures:

JAMES H. CHARLESWORTH
Does the Gospel of John Accurately Describe Jerusalem Before 70 CE?

MARK GOODACRE
A Giant Jesus and A Walking, Talking Cross: Exploring the Gospel of Peter

RAMI ARAV
Twenty-Five Years of Excavations at Bethsaida: How Bethsaida Has Helped Shape Biblical Research

AARON GALE
tudying Stones and Scripture: Archaeology, Judaism and Christian Origins

MARK WILSON
Who’s Buried in Philip’s Tomb?

MARK GOODACRE
Paul’s Letters: Women, Men and the End