Archaeology in the Time of Jesus - The Fascinating World of Biblical Archeaology with Jodi Magness

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Episode Outline:
0:00 Jodi Magness previews synagogues in the time of Jesus, especially Capernaum and Magdala
0:37 Bart introduces Jodi’s archaeology course and why it matters for understanding Jesus’ world
2:48 Jodi’s overview: Galilee, Jerusalem, Qumran, and the burials of Jesus and James
3:53 Course details: dates, pricing, lifetime access, and registration
5:19 Bart’s question: why do people imagine archaeology as either Indiana Jones or just piles of rocks?
6:12 Jodi explains archaeology as a science of recovering human material culture
12:20 How archaeology moved beyond treasure hunting and “proving the Bible”
15:39 Why archaeology is not objective in a simple sense, and why interpretation matters
19:56 Why archaeology cannot identify relics like the Holy Grail or Noah’s Ark with certainty
23:07 Lecture 1 preview: what archaeology can tell us about Galilean towns, houses, food, and synagogues
25:48 Sepphoris, Nazareth, and how archaeologists identify places like Nazareth
29:51 Lecture 2 preview: Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and what they do or do not tell us about Jesus
33:31 Lecture 3 preview: Jerusalem, the Temple, and the archaeology of Jesus’ final days
36:52 Lecture 4 preview: burial practices, Joseph of Arimathea, and the James ossuary
41:20 Jodi’s new Jerusalem book: scope, structure, and why the city is so difficult to write about
44:44 Bart’s closing thanks and final endorsement of the course

Episode Description

In this special episode Bart interviews one of the world's leading archaeologists of ancient Israel, Dr. Jodi Magness, whose discoveries are regularly covered in National Geographic. The interview is a prelude to an interesting four-lecture remote course Jodi is recording on March 2-3, called "Archaeology in the Time of Jesus" (available at bartehrman.com/timeofJesus). In the interview Bart and Jodi talk about what archaeologists really do (as opposed to what's in the popular imagination) and how the findings of archaeology can provide fresh information about Jesus' life and death, including issues connected with the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus' upbringing in Galilee, and his crucifixion and burial in Jerusalem.

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