HIST 5/333 Biblical Jerusalem and Its Explorations

Lectures: Mondays at 8:00pm - 10:30pm Eastern Time

Credit Hours: 3

Cost: $540 Audit; $2,085 Credit

Recorded Lectures: Yes

Description

This course is an introduction to Jerusalem during key periods in its ancient history, including eras of the Canaanite city, David and Solomon, Hezekiah and Manasseh, Jeremiah, Ezra, and Nehemiah, the Hasmoneans, Herod the Great and Jesus, the Apostles, and the Jewish War against the Romans. Jerusalem's geography and rich archaeological history, as well as maps, photos, and accounts of travelers and local Jerusalemites will aid our study of the city. This course will also explore the history of modern scholarship on ancient Jerusalem, along with the contexts and assumptions in which it developed. Previously offered as "Contexts of the Holy City."

Objectives

By the end of the course, a student should be able to:

• understand and illustrate the important geographical features of Jerusalem;
• establish the character and extent of Jerusalem during key biblical periods;
• trace highlights of the exploration of the Holy City from the 19th century until today;
• understand and evaluate traditions related to Jerusalem’s biblical past; and
• ground the reading of biblical texts related to Jerusalem within a detailed understanding of the historic city.

Equivalencies

• History
• Archaeology
• Bible

Instructor

Chandler Collins: B.A., Moody Bible Institute; graduate studies, Jerusalem University College; M.A., M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Ph.D. Candidate, Bar Ilan University. Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa and Abel Beth Maacah. Former Dean at Jerusalem University College. Published author. Began teaching at JUC in 2017.