CTCStudyTouroftheBiblicalLands

B Rod Doyle cfc

November- December 2008

The visit, of four weeks duration, will enable students to become familiar with data associated with the Sciptures - archaeological, geographical, historical, sociological, theological. A unit reader will be made available before departure. The tour includes selected sites in Israel, Jordan, Turkey and Grrece. Meetings prior to departure will clarify individual assessment. The written components of assessment are to be submitted by the Easter recess of the following year.

Particpants in the study tour enrol in two 15 point units of Biblical Studies at second level or third level.

Prerequisites:	second level	BS101 and BS102, or equivalent
	third level	two Biblical Studies units at second level
Assessment:	total assessment for two 15 point units
	second level	two x 2,000 word assignments	45%
		one 4,000 word journal	55%
	third level	two x 2,500 word assignments	45%
		one 4,000 word journal	55%

Bibliography

Biblical Archaeology Review

Aharoni, Y. The Land of the Bible: A Historical Geography. London: Burns & Oates, 1966.

Avi-Yonah, M. The Holy Land, from the Persian to the Arab Conquest (536BC-AD640): A Historical Geography. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977.

Bimson, J. J. ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Bible Places. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1995.

Finegan, J. The Archaeology of the New Testament. Revised ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992.

Fujita, N. S. A Crack in the Jar: What Ancient Jewish Documents Tell Us about the New Testament. New York: Paulist Press, 1986.

Hoppe, L. What Are They Saying About Biblical Archaeology? New York: Paulist Press, 1984.

Murphy - O'Connor, J. The Holy Land. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Thomas, D. Archaeology and Old Testament Study. Oxofrd: Clarendon Press, 1967.