Birgitta Hoffmann<\/p>\n
Christianity and Judaism have always received special attention in the archaeology of the Roman provinces. One because it became the dominating religion in the European Middle Ages and the other because its survival and of its writings and close relationship to Christianity made it an interesting topic to study.
\nHowever, much of what we know now of Early Christianity is the archaeology of the period from 400-700 in the Mediterranean with its mosaiced churches and large building complexes. Compared to this the evidence from the Northern Provinces particularly looks rather uninspiring.
\nThis course is going to look at the evidence before the large church building period, to give a better comparison to the material that we know from Britain and Germany. It will also discuss how you identify a particular object as belonging to a specific religion and how safe some of these identifications are. (Please note, this is not being taught from a religious perspective, but as an archaeological\/ancient historical study).<\/p>\n
12th<\/sup> January \u00a0\u00a0How to do the archaeology of a religion? A Methodology.<\/strong><\/p>\n 19th<\/sup> January \u00a0\u00a0Illustrating the story: Josephus and the archaeology of the First and Second Jewish War<\/strong><\/p>\n 26th<\/sup> January Identifying synagogues and mikwahs in Galilee<\/strong><\/p>\n 2nd<\/sup> February Dura Europos and a world of Judaism with pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n 9th<\/sup> February What is a Jewish Catacomb?<\/strong><\/p>\n 16th<\/sup> February Half-term<\/p>\n 23rd<\/sup> February What is a Christian catacomb?<\/strong><\/p>\n 1st<\/sup> March Early churches in Rome before and after Constantine<\/strong><\/p>\n 8th<\/sup> March Early churches in the Eastern Empire before 400.<\/strong><\/p>\n 15th<\/sup> March Glass and Pottery: Scenes from the Holy Book? But which one? <\/strong><\/p>\n 22nd<\/sup> March When do the churches arrive in the forts and provincial towns of the West?<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note, all lectures will be recorded and distributed to the participants at the beginning of the next week. This should allow participants from different time zones, or those working to catch up with the lectures.<\/p>\n Day:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fridays.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Time:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 14.00-16.00 pm BST\/GMT<\/p>\n Series of 10 lectures, starting on 12 January 2024<\/b>, with Half-term on 16th February 2024.<\/p>\n Virtual Learning Environment<\/strong>: Zoom<\/p>\n Single lecture:<\/p>\n Bookings for a block of 10 lectures:<\/p>\n *if booked before 27th December 2023.<\/p>\n To book, please use the attached order form or go to Eventbrite\u00a0 (https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/the-archaeology-of-christianity-and-judaism-before-400ad-tickets-776922936417?aff=oddtdtcreator)<\/a>. You can also contact Birgitta Hoffmann for the BACS details or a PayPal invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n
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