HIST 2520

Students will become familiar with the key evidence and questions for the history of ancient Israel and Judah and their interconnections across the ancient Near East and Mediterranean from the 2nd millennium BCE to first century CE, using archaeological, inscriptional, and literary sources. This will entail an initial survey of biblical texts in order to lay an adequate understanding of ancient Hebrew self-representations, followed by a detailed survey of Judah and Israel's interactions with other nations, including Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, the Hellenistic empires, and Rome.