From July 4-7, the SBL holds its 2011 International Meeting in King’s College London, Waterloo Campus, London, UK.
A Dialogical Approach to Archaeology and the Bible: Insights from the Excavations at Tall el-Hammam, Jordan
As staff member of the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project, I will be participating in the program:
Brandy A. Forrest, Trinity Southwest University, Presiding
Ziad al-Saad, Department of Antiquities, Jordan Greetings from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (5 min)
Steven Collins, Trinity Southwest University From Text to Ground and Back: The Dialogical Integration of Archaeology and Biblical Studies in the Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project (12 min)
Gary A. Byers, Trinity Southwest University Kingdoms and Characters: Tall el-Hammam and the Biblical Record (15 min)
Steven Collins, Trinity Southwest University Tall el-Hammam and the Eastern Kikkar Sites: Geographical Foundation of the Biblical “Cities of the Plain” Formula (15 min)
Lucy A. Clayton, Binghampton University Land of the Kikkar: The Anthropology of the Tall el-Hammam City State (13 min)
Brandy A. Forrest, Trinity Southwest University Touching the Biblical World: Facts and Artifacts from Tall el-Hammam (15 min) Break (30 min)
Leen Ritmeyer, Ritmeyer Archaeological Design Representing the Past: Architectural Reconstruction Drawings from Tall el-Hammam (15 min)
Carroll A. Kobs, Trinity Southwest University “Lot Sat in the Gateway of Sodom” (Gen 19:1): Tall el-Hammam’s Massive Defenses (10 min)
Carroll A. Kobs, Trinity Southwest University Goddess of the Eastern Kikkar: An Iron Age II Ammonite Figurine from Tall el-Hammam (10 min)
Kennett Schath, Trinity Southwest University Mourning and Memorial: Insights from Tall el-Hammam’s Megalithic Sacrescape (10 min)
David Maltsberger, Baptist University of the Americas Balancing Archaeology, Faith, and Jordan’s National Economy (10 min) Discussion (20 min)