HIST 5/335 Ancient Egypt and the Bible

Lectures: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:45am - 11:00am Eastern Time

Credit Hours: 3

Cost: $540 Audit; $2,085 Credit

Field Study Cost: $2,990 (Cost does not include flights)

Recorded Lectures: Yes

Description

Offered as an introduction to ancient Egypt, this course surveys Egypt's history and culture from Predynastic Period (4th millennium B.C.) through the Ptolemaic Period (30 B.C.). Class lectures, reading and written assignments and exams prepare the student for a nine-day field study to Egypt. Particular emphasis will be placed on the connection of biblical persons and events with ancient Egypt, and on the connection of Egypt with the land of Canaan and Israel. This course has a field study component.

Objectives

By the end of the course, a student should be able to:

• understand the history, chronology, and geography of ancient Egypt;
• understand ancient Egyptian culture (i.e., society, government, religion, literature, the arts, and everyday life); and
• integrate learnings with the biblical narrative, particularly as it concerns the role of the lands of Canaan and Israel in ancient Egyptian history.

Equivalencies

• Geography
• History
• Bible
• Archaeology
• Egyptology

Instructor

Dr. Paul Wright: President Emeritus, Jerusalem University College. B.A., Bethel University; M.A., Institute of Holy Land Studies / Jerusalem University College; M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; M.Phil, Ph.D., Hebrew Union College. Excavations at Ramat Rachel, Giloh, and Tel Rehov. Recipient of the President's Medallion, Hebrew Union College. Published author. Began teaching at JUC in 1996.