Hidden Treasures: Cryptic Cherubim in the New Testament Online Event
Explore the mystery and history surrounding the Ark of the Covenant, as Dr. McKinny discusses the topic of hidden cherubim imagery and references to the Ark of the Covenant in the New Testament.
Event Date: April 23, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. (EST)
Speaker
Dr. Chris McKinny: Dr. McKinny is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Lipscomb University and a faculty member at Jerusalem University College, where he has taught since 2021. A specialist in the archaeology, history, and geography of the biblical world, his research focuses particularly on the kingdoms of ancient Israel and Judah and their surrounding regions.
Dr. McKinny is Director of Research at Gesher Media, where he contributed to the production of a documentary on the Ark of the Covenant. He is also a host of the Biblical World podcast. In the field, he participated in excavations at Tel Burna, Tell es-Safi (Gath), Kiriath-jearim, and Horvat Eres.
An active scholar and ordained minister, Dr. McKinny has written extensively for both academic and popular audiences. He is the author of My People as Your People: A Textual and Archaeological Analysis of the Reign of Jehoshaphat (Peter Lang, 2016) and co-editor of several volumes, including The Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages of Southern Canaan (De Gruyter, 2018) and Tell it in Gath: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Israel: Essays in Honor of Aren M. Maeir on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday (Zaphon, 2018).
He holds a B.A. from The Master’s College, an M.A. from Jerusalem University College, and both an M.A. and Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University.
Continue Learning with JUC Summer Institute Course: The Ark of the Covenant
Where is the Lost Ark? We can explore what the ancient Judeans believed about the Ark’s current location and its promised resurrection. A more important question, however, is “What is the Ark of the Covenant?” This question can be answered emphatically from both a biblical and an archaeological perspective. This course will address these two questions through an exploration of the “life” or “biography” of the Ark of the Covenant, or what I like to call the “incarnation of the Hebrew Bible.”
Dr. Chris McKinny
