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UID:https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/events/burns-lecture-jerusalem-in-the-time-of-jesus
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SUMMARY:Burns Lecture: Jerusalem in the time of Jesus
DESCRIPTION:2026 Burns Lectures: Archaeology of the Holy LandJodi Magness is the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As an archaeologist, she has participated in over twenty excavations in Israel and Greece. Magness has written numerous books, including Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades (2024); Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth (2019); and The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (2002). Jerusalem in the time of JesusIn this slide-illustrated lecture, we survey the history and archaeology of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus (late first century BCE to first century CE), ending with the city’s destruction by the Romans in 70 CE. We focus especially on the reign of Herod the Great, and his reconstruction of the Second Temple and Temple Mount, as well as sites associated with Jesus’s final hours in Jerusalem. LivestreamView the livestream of this lecture Other lectures in this seriesTuesday, 5 May – What makes Jerusalem special?Thursday, 7 May – Ossuaries and the burials of Jesus and JamesTuesday, 12 May – The Dead Sea ScrollsWednesday, 13 May – Masada: Last stronghold of the Jewish resistance against RomeThursday, 14 May – More than just mosaics: The ancient synagogue at Huqoq in Galilee
LOCATION:Burns 1 Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, 95 Albany St
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