Best Archaeological Finds of 2024 (Part 2) – Chris and Kyle
Episode: Part 2 of our Best Archaeological Finds for 2024 (we’re not that far into 2025!). Enjoy this second of a two-part series.
Hosts: Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer
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Related Episodes: Have a listen to Part I HERE.
Image Attribution: Cuneiform tablet known as Letter ZTT 22. (Credit: Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project)
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Best Archaeological Finds of 2024 (Part 1) - Chris and Kyle
Episode: Back by popular demand is our Best Archaeological Finds series, and this one for 2024 (we're not that far into 2025!). Enjoy this first of a two-part series.
Hosts: Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer
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Image Attribution: Cuneiform tablet known as Letter ZTT 22. (Credit: Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project)
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Egyptology and the Exodus Narrative - Chris and Mark (Egypt Series)
Episode: We're continuing our series on Egypt and the Bible! In this episode we're focused on the geography, archaeology, and the history of the exodus, including the route and wilderness wanderings. We discuss the sites Pi-Ramesses, Pithom, and Succoth.
Hosts: Chris McKinny and Mark Janzen
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Image Attribution: By Ancient_Egypt_map-en.svg: Jeff Dahlderivative work: Wikipedia
Egypt Series: Check out these other episodes in the Egypt Series
* Egypt and the Bible (Part 1) - https://onscript.study/egypt-and-the-bible-part-1-mark-janzen-and-chris-mckinny/
* Egypt and the Bible (Part 2) - https://onscript.study/egypt-and-the-bible-part-2-mark-janzen-and-chris-mckinny/
* Karnak and Egyptology - https://onscript.study/podcast/biblical-world-karnak-mark-janzen/
* The Egyptian Plagues - https://onscript.study/the-egyptian-plagues-real-world-calamities-on-the-nile-egypt-series/
* Early or Late Emergence of Israel - https://onscript.study/early-or-late-emergence-of-israel-egypt-series-chris-mckinny-and-mark-janzen/
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Historical Geography - John Monson
Episode: In this episode, Kyle and Chris are joined by John Monson to discuss the history of one of their favorite subjects – the Historical Geography of the Bible.
Guest: Dr. Monson was born to missionary parents in Zaire but spent most of his youth in Jerusalem, Israel, where he developed an interest in biblical studies, archaeology, and historical geography. Prior to coming to Trinity he taught for eleven years at Wheaton College, where he received the Faculty Achievement Award in Teaching. His archaeological fieldwork has taken him to Syria, Lebanon, and numerous excavations in Israel. He's the author of Dothan I: Remains from the Tell (1953-1964), co-editor, (Eisenbrauns, 2005), 1 Kings in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, and The Temple of Solomon (Oxford University Press, forthcoming) (adapted from the TEDS website).
Hosts: Chris and Kyle
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Resource: Jerusalem University College offers short term study courses in Historical Geography in the land of Israel, both in-person and online. https://www.juc.edu/academics/short-term-study-programs/historical-geographical/
Image Attribution: https://www.juc.edu/academics/master-arts/biblical-history-and-geography/
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Chris and Kyle - Archaeology: What It Is and What It Does
Episode: Episode: In this episode, Kyle and Chris talk about the fundamentals of biblical archaeology - both its underlying methodology and why they remain hopeless devotees to it. This episode includes stories from the field, the similarities and differences with Raiders of the Lost Ark, and so much more! If you wondered what biblical archaeology is and why you should care - this is the episode for you.
Hosts: Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer
Resources:
Blakely, Jeffrey A. And Lawrence E. Toombs. 1980. The Tell el-Hesi Field Manual: The Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi Vol. 1. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research. ISBN: 0897572033.
Cline, Eric H. 2009. Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-534263-5
------ 2017. Three Stones Make A Wall: The Story of Archaeology. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN: 9780691183237
Harris, Edward C. 1989. Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy. 2nd edition. London San Diego: Academic Press. (available for free download at URL). ISBN-13. 978-0123266514
Renfrew, Colin, Paul Bahn, and Elizabeth DeMarrais. 2024. Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice. Ninth edition. Thames & Hudson: London. ISBN-13: 9780500849989
Strange, James Riley. 2023. Excavating the Land of Jesus: How Archaeologists Study the People of the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. ISBN: 9780802869500
Urban, Patricia A. And Edward Schortman. 2019. Archaeological Theory in Practice. 2nd edition. New York: Routledge. ISBN: 9781138202801
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Image Attribution: Courtesy of the Khirbet el-Ra'i Expedition
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