Everyday Life in Ancient Israel
Everyday Life in Ancient Israel
Join archaeologist and biblical scholar Cynthia Shafer-Elliott in a journey through everyday life in the ancient world, and why it matters for how we read our Bible.
If we are going to read our Bible well, it's important that we look at it through ancient eyes.
This class includes:
Four 90-minute videos with teachings from Cynthia Shafer-Elliott.
A Q&A at the end of each session.
Access to the slides that accompany all four sessions.
Cost: $129
Topics we’ll cover:
What was everyday life like in ancient Israel?
What kind of religion did they practice based on actual archaeological evidence?
How were household and family roles determined?
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Baylor University. Her expertise and research focus on the historical, cultural, and social contexts of ancient Israel and Judah as reflected within both the archaeological record and the Hebrew Bible (with a particular interest in the Former Prophets). More specifically, Dr. Shafer-Elliott’s research emphasizes household archaeology and issues of food, gender, religion, and social memory. She is an experienced field archaeologist and is part of the archaeological excavations at Tel Halif and Tel Abel Beth Maacah in Israel. In 2018 she was the Ernest S. Frerichs Annual Professor at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (Jerusalem).
