November
25
This event has taken place
Dr. Yosef Garfinkel:
The Evidence of the Bible As History
There was long, serious debate over whether David and Solomon were historical kings or mythological figures since no clear archaeological remains had been uncovered to support the biblical tradition.
But in 2008, Dr. Yosef Garfinkel and his team uncovered a fortified city at Khirbet Qeiyafa that shifted the argument. Radiometric datings of pottery, metal objects, stone vessels, animal bones, seals and inscriptions indicated that the city existed in the first quarter of the tenth century BCE, the time of David.
Dr. Garfinkel will discuss Khirbet Qeiyafa and what it means for the use of archaeology to confirm biblical history.
Dr. Yosef Garfinkel holds the Yigael Yadin Chair in Archaeology of Israel and heads the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University.
Wednesday, November 25 |
10:00 am Eastern
Free
Free
A virtual series
This program is sponsored by The Streicker Family and Dr. Masha Mimran.
Read The Times of Israel‘s recent article on Dr. Yosef Garfinkel’s findings
Read The New Yorker article “In Search of King David’s Lost Empire”
Wednesday, November 25 |
10:00 am
Free
Free
There was long, serious debate over whether David and Solomon were historical kings or mythological figures since no clear archaeological remains had been uncovered to support the biblical tradition.
But in 2008, Dr. Yosef Garfinkel and his team uncovered a fortified city at Khirbet Qeiyafa that shifted the argument. Radiometric datings of pottery, metal objects, stone vessels, animal bones, seals and inscriptions indicated that the city existed in the first quarter of the tenth century BCE, the time of David.
Dr. Garfinkel will discuss Khirbet Qeiyafa and what it means for the use of archaeology to confirm biblical history.
Dr. Yosef Garfinkel holds the Yigael Yadin Chair in Archaeology of Israel and heads the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University.
This event has taken place
A virtual series
This program is sponsored by The Streicker Family and Dr. Masha Mimran.
Read The Times of Israel‘s recent article on Dr. Yosef Garfinkel’s findings
Read The New Yorker article “In Search of King David’s Lost Empire”
About the series
Hot Topics in Biblical Archaeology
For centuries, archaeologists have raided ancient tombs, explored caves, unearthed watercourses, sifted through rubble, measured skulls, romanced stones and reconstructed pots from tiny shards in their quest to unlock the riddles of biblical times.
In this series, eight distinguished biblical archaeologists will discuss their detective work: the questions they ask; the finds they’ve uncovered; the technology they employ that adds science to spades and brushes; their interpretation of evidence; their struggle against fake news, both ancient and modern; and the tightrope they walk between belief in the Bible and evidence.