NT307 Archaeology and the New Testament
Overview
In this course, Craig Evans describes the world of Jesus and the early church in detail based on archeology. He draws connections between archaeological finds and relevant Scripture passages and theological issues. Evans discusses how archaeology sheds light on the synagogues of Israel, literacy of the time, Pilate and Caiaphas, and burial traditions.
Top Highlights
“You may be surprised to know that it’s estimated only about five percent of biblical sites have been excavated.” (source)
“Archaeology investigates the remnants, the remains, of human culture from antiquity and tries to sort it out, and just to figure out ‘What is it that we have and what can we recover?’ and then goes from there to ask ‘How does it shed light on narratives and stories, literature that has survived from the past?’ Think of archaeology really as an effort to recover—recover material culture, human material culture.” (source)
“According to Jewish tradition, at the time of death the spirit doesn’t exactly depart. The spirit hangs around; the spirit loiters for three days.” (source)
“In fact in and around Jerusalem over 800 tombs and tomb complexes have been excavated in the last 100 years.” (source)
“Wherever the elements are favorable and make survivability a possibility we find writing materials: ostraca, wooden tablets, papyri, parchment books, endless inscriptions and graffiti.” (source)
- Title: NT307 Archaeology and the New Testament
- Author: Craig A. Evans
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2014
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. › Evidences, authority, etc; Bible › Antiquities; Education › Bible. N.T.--Evidences, authority, etc; Education › Bible--Antiquities
- Resource ID: LLS:NT307EVANS
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:49:45Z
Craig A. Evans earned his PhD in biblical studies at Claremont Graduate University and received his decretum habilitationis from Budapest. He is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament; Acadia Divinity College Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; John Bisagno Distinguished Professor of Christian Origins (Houston Theological Seminary); a New Testament scholar; and a prolific author and popular teacher/speaker.
Evans is well-known for his work on the Gospels, the Historical Jesus, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the archaeology of the New Testament. His passion for archaeology has him frequently participating in Middle East digs and leading Holy Land tours. He has regularly appeared in television and radio interviews, such as the History Channel, BBC, and Dateline NBC, served as a consultant on the National Geographic Society's Gospel of Judas project and for The Bible television miniseries, and is featured in documentaries like Fragments of Truth and the Archaeology and Jesus series.
He's written hundreds of articles and reviews and published more than 70 books, including Jesus and His Contemporaries, Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies, Mark in the Word Biblical Commentary, Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels, God Speaks, and Jesus and the Remains of His Days: Studies in Jesus and Archaeology. He coauthored Jesus, the Final Days with N. T. Wright.