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January 7,
2005, 7:30 P.M. Keith Eades and Annual
Election of Officers
Professor Eades, a member of
BAS familiar to many of us, will speak on
“Biblical Characters and Ancient
Inscriptions.” He plans to focus
primarily on the evidence from seal impressions
for Old Testament characters and use several of
the well accepted inscriptions mentioning New
Testament characters. He may even try to catch
us up on the current stage of the James ossuary
controversy.
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| December 3, 2004, 7:30 P.M. |
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Michael
Phelps
Mr. Phelps is the Executive
Director of the Ancient Biblical Manuscript
Center at the Claremont School of Theology in
Claremont, CA. He is responsible for the Mount
Athos Digital Library and Preservation Project
in collaboration with a long list of other
prestigious organizations. He and his associates
are busy digitally photographing manuscripts
inside numerous monasteries on Mount Athos,
Greece. He will speak on “How the New
Testament Became a Book.”
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| November 5, 2004, 7:30 P.M.
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Dr. James E. Lancaster,
Ph.D.
Dr. Lancaster has traveled
extensively throughout the Holy Land and has a
particular interest in the City of Jerusalem and
its fascinating history. His presentation,
“Where the Temple Once
Stood,” will consider at least four
locations for the Temple in Jerusalem. Three are
on Temple Mount; the third is just to the south.
The focus will be primarily on the work of
archaeologist Leen
Ritmeyer and his theory
on the location of the Holy
of Holies, the most sacred part of the
Temple.
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| October 1, 2004, 7:30 P.M |
| Important last minute change in
speakers!
Pastor Garry Mohr, our BAS president,
replaces Dr. Monica Bontty as our speaker this
Friday, October 1, at 7:30 PM. He will discuss
the latest developments at Caesarea Maritima, an
archaeological site where he spent many summers
exploring its hidden secrets.
Dr. Bontty had a scheduling problem with
tomorrow's meeting, but plans to present her
previously planned topic at our March 4, 2005
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| September 10*, 2004 (Date Change),
7:30 P.M.
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Rob
Wertheim, Jews for
Jesus
Mr. Wertheim, a senior staff
member for Jews for Jesus, received degrees in
music from Brooklyn College and Manhattan School
of Music and a Master’s degree in Missiology
from Fuller School of World Missions. In 1988 he
joined the Jews for Jesus staff and in 1990 he
participated in a month long evangelistic
outreach in Israel. Rob’s presentation,
“Christ in the Feast of
Tabernacles,” will paint a vivid
picture of how Jesus fulfilled the Feast of
Tabernacles (Sukkot). He will “explain how the
Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot, is a vibrant
part of Jewish life today and how the holiday
offers a wealth of meaning for Christians who
value their Old Testament heritage.” You will
see “ceremonies such as the ancient water
pouring ceremony, the waving of the lulav and
the hanging of fruit in the temporary shelter”
and see how Jesus applied the traditional
elements of this joyous festival to his life and
mission. You will also gain new insight into the
phrases "light of the world" and "living Water."
"On the last day, that great day of the feast
(of Tabernacles), Jesus stood and cried our,
saying, 'If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me
and drink. He who believes in Me, as the
Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow
rivers of living water.'”
Jews for Jesus is an evangelical
group, so a Christian message will be evident in
the presentation.
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| August 6, 7:30 PM |
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| Pat (Patricia) DePew. She has
recently completed her dissertation on the Iron
Age of Israel (time of David), and will lecture
on "Iraq and the Bible.
IRAQ AND THE BIBLE
This program will be an
overview of the Archaeology of Iraq in
relationship to the Old Testament time period.
Some of the major excavations that will be
discussed include Ur,
Nineveh,
Babylon,
Akkad,
and Khorsabad.
Exciting archaeological finds include the
ancient inscriptions of the Epic
of Gilgamesh and the Black
Obelisk of Shalmaneser II, and the exciting
Assyrian palaces of the kings Shalmaneser II,
Tiglath-pileser, Sargon II, and Sennacherib. A
brief update will be given about the reports
from National
Geographic and the results of those who have
gone to Iraq within the last six months and
checked the ancient sites and the
current status of valuable artifacts of the National
Museum.
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| July 9th
7:30 PM |
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Dr.
Richard Fales topic on will be "who
killed Christ?" An examination of the events of
"Holy
Week". This is a story of a lust
for military might, amplified with greed, power
and religious manipulation and control by Pontius
Pilate (governed from 26-36 A.D./c.e), one of 14
Roman Procurators of the Imperial Roman Empire,
and a High Priest named Joseph Bern Caiaphas(18-36
A.D./c.e.). Archaeology has unearthed empirical
evidence of their existence. In addition both
Biblical and ancient non-biblical records attest
to a debauched conspiracy on the part of the local
Roman authority and their appointed religious
hierarchy." This is a continuation
of Dr. Fales talk of March 5, 2004. |
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| June 4,
2004 7:30
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V. Bailey
Gillespie, Ph.D., Professor of Theology and Christian
Personality School
of Religion, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
Will speak on - The Jewel of the
Galilee: Zippori
Zippori
(Sepphoris) got its name because it sits on a
mountaintop like a bird. It is the home of the Mona Lisa
of the Galilee and is often called "Jesus' city."
Rebuilt by Herod
Antipas, who inherited Galilee from his father, he
decided to rebuild the city in 3 BC. Maybe he drew the
artisan Joseph and his family to settle in nearby
Nazareth. But we do know that Antipas made Sepphoris
"the ornament of all Galilee." Take close look at this
archeological site with its mosaics,
synagogue, and water system and enjoy this remarkable,
peaceful place. |
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May 7th 2004 7:30 P.M. |
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Dr. Wm. Schniedewind,
of UCLA and author of Society
and the Promise To David, will present a lecture from his
new book: How
the Bible Became a Book. In this talk, he will explain
the tension between the oral and written tradition and its
impact on ancient Israel and Judaism and early Christianity.
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| April 2nd at
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Dr
Sema'an I. Salem Professor emeritus at Cal State U.
Long Beach, will present:
The
Near East, the cradle of Western Civilization,
examines the development of the great ancient
civilizations of the Near East and how the
knowledge of the people of the Orient spread over
surrounding regions. The author provides clear analysis
of how the ancient near provided the west with the
foundations of civilization including
writing systems, domestication of animals, and
governmental
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| March 5th 7:30
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Dr.
Richard Fales topic on will be "who killed
Christ?" An examination of the events of "Holy
Week". This is a story of a lust for
military might, amplified with greed, power and
religious manipulation and control by Pontius Pilate
(governed from 26-36 A.D./c.e), one of 14 Roman
Procurators of the Imperial Roman Empire, and a High
Priest named Joseph Bern Caiaphas(18-36 A.D./c.e.).
Archaeology has unearthed empirical evidence of their
existence. In addition both Biblical and ancient
non-biblical records attest to a debauched conspiracy on
the part of the local Roman authority and their
appointed religious hierarchy." |
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FEBRUARY 6th,
7:30pm
Dr. Wm. Schniedewind,
of UCLA and author of Society
and the Promise To David, will present a lecture
from his new book: How
the Bible Became a Book. In this talk, he will
explain the tension between the oral and written
tradition and its impact on ancient Israel and Judaism
and early Christianity.
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JANUARY 9th,
7:30pm |
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Robert
Cargill Director of Operations, ISAR,Pepperdine
University, will present,
"The Mosaics of Sepphoris
Mr.Cargill will discuss the
various mosaics of the city, the stories they tell, and their
significance with regards to the city's regional status in the
first
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DECEMBER 5th
,7:30pm |
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Dr.
Richard Fales will present "The First Century Before
Christ". In this presentation, Dr. Fales will explore the
historical context which led up the birth of Jesus. He will
also speak about the origin of Hanukkah.
The lecture is illustrated and authentic artifacts will be
there to examine. A special 20 minute preview of his new video
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NOVEMBER 7TH ,7:30pm
Dr.
Robert Mullins speaks on "Beth
Shean During the Amarna Age: Was it Really an Egyptian
Garrison?" Dr. Mullins who earned degrees from U.C.L.A. and
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has excavated for seven years at
Beth Shean, a late bronze age Egyptian Garrison and for four years
at Tel Rehov, an iron age site.
October 3rd 7:30 pm
Robert M. Beer will present "A
Geoarchaeological examination of Jerusalem
and Temple Mount". Mr.
Beer is a geoarchaeologist/geophysicist in the application of modern
geophysical techniques to solving archaeological problems. He has
been involved in the research of the Philistine burial grounds in
Hebron, Beersheba, and other Old Testament sites. Of great interest
is his work in Jerusalem, including the Western Wall, South Wall of
the Temple and the caverns under the Temple Mount.
September 5th, 7:30 pm
Michael Phelps is Director of the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center in
Claremont, California. He is and his are busy at work digitally
photographing manuscripts in the Monastery on Mt.
Athos. We are privileged to be the first to see the work of the
6/03 season. The manuscripts are some of the oldest and rarest works
ever discovered.
Mount
Athos Digital Library
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July 11, 7:30
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Dr.
Richard Fales "Jesus the Carpenter from Galilee"
focuses on the life of Y'shua prior to his
proclamation of Messiah ship in 27 AD. Borrowing from his
later teaching ministry, we will note clues to the personal
knowledge of the includes Archaeological discoveries that
reveal techniques of ancient construction and their reference
to the New Testament texts.
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August 1st, 7:30
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Dr.
James E. Lancaster, Ph.D. will take us on a visual tour of
the major archaeological site in the Holy Land. He has
traveled extensively throughout the region and has particular
interest in the city of Jerusalem
and its fascinating
history |
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House of David
or Tent of David? Current Trends in Biblical and Archaeological
Studies, Los Angeles Chapter of the Biblical
Archaeology Society, January
2002.
Click here for Dr. Ortiz's Bio |
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1995: 5 May, lecture to the
Los Angeles Chapter, Biblical Archaeology Society: "Aspects of
Pottery Analysis in Near Eastern
Archaeology."
Click here for William
Fulco's Bio |
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Dr.
Steven Ortiz
House of David or Tent of
David? Current Trends in Biblical and Archaeological
Studies, Los Angeles Chapter of the Biblical Archaeology
Society, January 2002.
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