2026 Burns Lectures: Archaeology of the Holy Land
Jodi 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).
All lectures are at 5:15pm–6:30pm in the Burns Lecture Theatres, Dunedin, and livestreamed.
What makes Jerusalem special?
Tuesday, 5 May
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Jerusalem in the time of Jesus
Wednesday, 6 May
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Ossuaries and the burials of Jesus and James
Thursday, 7 May
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
Tuesday, 12 May
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Masada: Last stronghold of the Jewish resistance against Rome
Wednesday, 13 May
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More than just mosaics: The ancient synagogue at Huqoq in Galilee
Thursday, 14 May
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Contact
For more information, contact the Theology Programme.
Email theology@otago.ac.nz