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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Russell Guerrero
March 5, 2008
Religion Professor to Speak on Recent Discoveries in Biblical Archeology
SAN ANTONIO – Amid the sensational discoveries purported to be the tomb of Jesus and the Ossuary of James, biblical archeologists have made real strides in unearthing new information about Israel during the first century AD. Jonathan Reed, professor of religion at the University of La Verne in California, will speak about these archaeological pursuits in “The Legacy of Biblical Archaeology: Looking for Jesus in All the Wrong Places,” on Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Chapman Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
During his presentation, Dr. Reed will focus on the homes excavated across Galilee to exploit its Romanization and urbanization as well as gather evidence for the Jewish character of its residents. In these recent excavations in Galilee, significant advancements have been made in archaeology in the understanding of Jesus’ first century Jewish and peasant context. Although the excavations do not focus on any single piece of artifact or sites described in the New Testament, they provide important evidence for the social and religious aspects surrounding the time Jesus and his first followers lived.
Dr. Reed is a specialist in early Christianity and the speculative text called the Sayings Gospel of Q, believed to a source for the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. He is also the senior historical consultant for the National Geographic Channel’s Science of the Bible series on Jesus and archaeology, which premiered in September 2005, as well as the director of the Sepphoris Acropolis Excavations in Israel.
For more information, contact Ruben Dupertuis, assistant professor of religion, at 210-999-8427.
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