MADISON BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY
Daniel M. Master, Associate Professor of Archaeology at Wheaton College, will speak on "All the Merchants are Silenced: Economy at the End of the Kingdom of Judah"
The violent campaign of Sennacherib in the late 8th century BCE changed the southern Levant. In the aftermath, some say the Assyrians created a centralized economy extending from the cosmopolitan port of Ashkelon all the way into the deep recesses of the monastic Judean desert. Others see the seventh century economy as a contribution of the local ways. Kin networks were reformed; agricultural and pastoral production was rebalanced, and life continued on much as it had before.
Daniel M. Master is an Associate Professor of Archaeology at Wheaton College and in 2008-2009 was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow at the Albright Institute for Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, Israel. He is the Field Director of the ongoing excavation, the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon and co-editor for the forthcoming final reports: Ashkelon 3, the seventh century BCE and Ashkelon 5, the Iron Period.
This lecture is sponsored by University Lectures Committee and the Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies with the generous support of the Ettinger Family Foundation, and co-sponsored by the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies. If you have any questions, please email Chris Dargis at cadargis@wisc.edu or phone 608-262-3204.
A report on this meeting was featured on the local news website allgodspeople.com.
The 53rd Annual Lecture, "Ancient Synagogues in the Land of Israel" was presented by Jodi Magness, the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on April 28, 2009.
More than 100 synagogue buildings, dating from the first to seventh centuries C.E., have been discovered in ancient Palestine. Professor Magness surveyed these buildings, focusing especially on the surprising pagan motifs that decorate some of them, and considered such questions as where and when the institution of the synagogue originated. The lecture brought together archaeology, art history, and religious studies in a study of a central institution of Judaism with important ramifications for early Christianity. A story on the lecture is at www.allgodspeople.com.
==> April 7, 2009: MBAS president Jeff Blakely spoke on "Generating a Regional Understanding through Survey: The Tell el-Hesi Survey," presenting information on his latest survey work at the site of Tell el-Hesi in Israel. Following 30 years of excavation and study, the archaeological survey of the surrounding region is one of the final aspects of the project.
==> March 1, 2009: Dr. Walter Kaiser spoke on "Major Archaeological Finds of the Biblical Periods."" Dr. Kaiser is President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and the General Editor of The NIV Archaeological Study Bible.
Dr. Kaiser's lecture is available as an MP3 file for listening or downloading here. (Time, approximately 65 minutes.)
Thank you to the following unofficial co-sponsors for their promotional support for this special event: Bethel Lutheran Church, Blackhawk Church, Edgewood College Religious Studies Department, Gateway Community Church, Geneva Campus Church, High Point Church, Hillel-University of Wisconsin, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Lake City Church, Lubar Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions, Luther Memorial Church, Mad City Church, New College Madison, New Crossing Church, Plymouth UCC Church, The Book and The Spade radio program and WNWC radio.
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----- REMEMBERING MENAHEM MANSOOR -----
1911-2001
Professor Menahem Mansoor passed away on the evening of Sunday, October 21st, 2001. Professor Mansoor was the founder of the Madison Biblical Archaeology Society, as well as the UW-Madison Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies. He was a very special teacher, tour leader, dedicated scholar and sage, and so much more. For more on Professor Menahem Mansoor, go to the MBAS History page.
Professor Mansoor began MBAS in 1967, out of a desire to offer the public an opportunity to learn more about the development and significance of Biblical Archaeology. The Purpose of MBAS is to promote the knowledge of, and an interest in, Biblical Archaeology in the Madison area and throughout the state of Wisconsin.
Activities include lectures, field trips, and movies. MBAS also encourages its members to participate as volunteers in archaeological excavations in Israel and adjacent countries. Members of the Society have participated in excavations in Israel and Jordan since 1976. MBAS membership is open to anyone who is interested in Biblical Archaeology. MBAS is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and contributions are tax deductible.
If you have questions about MBAS, please Email President Jeff Blakely or call him at 238-2227. For further information on MBAS activities or to become a member of MBAS, contact MBAS Secretary Gordon Govier.
Most MBAS lectures (except for the Annual Lecture in the spring) are typically held on the campus of Edgewood College in Room 313 of DeRicci Hall.
DeRicci Hall is located on the west end of the campus (left hand side on the Edgewood Campus map at left). Parking is free in the surface lots and the parking ramp on the Edgewood campus. Directions to Edgewood College here.
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