24th Annual Bible and Archaeology Fest
ONLINE via Zoom
October 16-17, 2021
2-days of virtual learning and fun
Dozens of insightful lectures by experts
Plenary and interactive Q&A sessions
Two full days of engaging live talks via Zoom from world-leading Bible scholars and archaeologists. This October 16 & 17, join in via computer, tablet, or phone—wherever you have internet. The ongoing pandemic prohibits us from gathering in person, as we had done annually for decades. Yet we can provide the same full weekend of information–with even greater convenience– on new finds and new analysis, advancing understanding and ongoing debates in the field of biblical archaeology. Click on each speaker’s title below to read about their upcoming talk.
Speakers
Bart Ehrman
Plenary Speaker
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
The Book of Revelation and the Dark Side of Christianity
Marc Brettler
Duke University
Revisiting The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Prose and Poetry become Prophecy with Amy-Jill Levine
Aaron A. Burke
University of California
The Amorites and the Bible: Identity and Cultural Memory in Judean Tradition
Kevin Burrell
Burman University, Canada
Africans in the Holy Land: Kushite Political Influence in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
Erin and Robert Darby
University of Tennessee
En Ḥaẓeva (Tamar) at the Cross-Roads: Exploring the Edge of Empire
Jennie Ebeling
University of Evansville in Indiana
Archaeology in a Pandemic: Reflections on Lost Opportunities and Silver Linings
Rachel Hallote
Purchase College SUNY
From Treasure Hunting to Excavation: Why Dig up the Land of the Bible?
Ralph Hawkins
Averett University
What was the Religion of the Hebrews during the Bondage in Egypt?
Ahmad Al-Jallad
Ohio State University
Christianity in pre-Islamic Arabia - a view from the epigraphic record
Ann Killebrew
Pennsylvania State University
In Search of the Philistines and Other “Sea Peoples”
Amy-Jill Levine
Vanderbilt University
Revisiting The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Prose and Poetry become Prophecy with Marc Brettler
Aren Maeir
Bar-Ilan University
Twenty-Five years at Tell es-Safi/Gath: An overview and an update from the final season
James Tabor
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The Shapira “Deuteronomy” Manuscripts—Ancient Dead Sea Texts or Modern Forgeries?
Mark Wilson
Asia Minor Resource Center
Philip and the Nubian Eunuch: Archaeology and Geography of their Meeting in Acts 8
Price
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Full payment due at time of registration
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Regular: $199/per person
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Student Rate: $99/per person
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Cancellation: You may request a refund until October 1, 2021. You will be refunded the full amount less a $20.00 administrative fee.
Speakers Schedule
Register
Contact
For more information contact:
Alicia Bregon
202-364-3300 ext 216
Email: [email protected]
Biblical Archaeology Society
5614 Connecticut Ave. NW #343
Washington, DC 20015-2604
