AN N EA 162
Archaeology, Identity, and Bible
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction of archaeological record of southern Levant (ancient Israel) from Bronze Age through Achaemenid Period (circa 2500-332 BC) in combination with current understandings of genre, authorship, and historical value of Hebrew Bible. Ancient Israelite identities are traced through combination of archaeological and textual sources. Social, religious, and political traditions of ancient Israel and Judah are interpreted in context of both earlier Bronze Age traditions and Israel's Iron Age neighbors. Archaeological and textual data for identities, such as Amorites, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Assyrians, and Babylonians, form basis for evaluating construction and maintenance of various biblical identities. Introduction to theoretical and methodological issues involving historical archaeology of ancient Israel and Levant, and possibilities for investigating negotiation of identity in archaeological record. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2025 - Ok- I was initially worried about taking this class based on 2 or so bad reviews I saw about it. I am here to say that this class is ABSOLUTLEY NOT that bad. My guess is that those bad reviews are from the (very large) contingent of students who want to take a G.E. and want to not have to do any work at all. So yah, sorry, you can't get an A+ in this class by not showing up and using chatGPT. Assuming you a) go to class most of the time b)"study" for Burke's quizzes for 5 minutes before class c) pay attention during lecture, an A or A+ is VERY obtainable. I am a humanities major. I've done a lot of reading. This class does NOT have that much reading and there are 0 essays required. The final is legit multiple choice. It's also a very cool topic. If you are in this class and somehow get below a B+, that is TOTALLY on you :) take the class.
Spring 2025 - Ok- I was initially worried about taking this class based on 2 or so bad reviews I saw about it. I am here to say that this class is ABSOLUTLEY NOT that bad. My guess is that those bad reviews are from the (very large) contingent of students who want to take a G.E. and want to not have to do any work at all. So yah, sorry, you can't get an A+ in this class by not showing up and using chatGPT. Assuming you a) go to class most of the time b)"study" for Burke's quizzes for 5 minutes before class c) pay attention during lecture, an A or A+ is VERY obtainable. I am a humanities major. I've done a lot of reading. This class does NOT have that much reading and there are 0 essays required. The final is legit multiple choice. It's also a very cool topic. If you are in this class and somehow get below a B+, that is TOTALLY on you :) take the class.
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