Sefer Shofetim: Archaeology
This video is part of the Sefer Study series.
This is an analysis of the Archaeology of the Sefer by Nachliel Selavan.
Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.
Sefer Shofetim deals with Iron Age I - the ~200 year transitional period between entering the Land (and the collapse of the Late Bronze Age) - and the first Kingdom in Israel.
This episode features an overview of the Sefer, and highlights the Battle of Sisera and the important locations around it, as well as a relevant winery. It also covers Shimson (Samson) and the Philistines, and another relevant winery.
The Philistines are an important topic, and Nachliel has been on some of the excavations to Biblical Gath (Tell es-Safi), where he participated for a few days in the dig, and also interviewed Prof. Aren Maeir of Bar Ilan University, Prof. Jill Katz of Stern College - Yeshiva University, and a few other archaeologists. He also transcribed those interviews and visited the Museum of Philistine Culture.
Links to all of that below:
Museum of the Philistine Culture: https://museums.gov.il/he/Museums/pages/ashdod-philistine-culture.aspx
Articles and interviews on the Philistines:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tel-es-safi-mightier-than-you-might-have-thought-nachliel-selavan/
Interview: https://youtu.be/PRDnMbDfK5Q
Prof. Aren Maeir | New Light on the Biblical Philistines: Recent Study on the Frenemies of Ancient Israel: https://youtu.be/IAZPJRtdjmk
Philistine Society in Ancient Canaan ~ Dr. Aren Maeir: https://youtu.be/fLbVFMS8vDI
Wineries!
Mount Tabor Winery: https://taborwinery.co.il/en/
And Tabor Ecological Vinyard: https://taborwinery.co.il/en/the-ecological-vineyard/
Tzora Vinyards: https://www.tzoravineyards.com/
Ramot Naftali: http://www.ramotnaftaly.com/ - because I had to!
Books!
Tamar Lasson-Weissman: http://www.tamarweissman.com/
Tribal Lands: http://www.triballands.co.il/
Buy the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tribal-Lands-Twelve-Ancestral-Territories/dp/1568715935
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Nachliel Selavan, MA Ed., originally from Jerusalem’s Old City, is back in Israel after seven years of teaching full-time in the United States, developing his unique and engaging method of learning Torah through tour, travel and archaeology.
Nachliel created and delivered an integrated learning and museum tour program for both school and adult educational settings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has hosted similar pilot visits to a dozen museums in North America, and a few museums in Europe and in Jerusalem. He also teaches and engages audiences through virtual tours and social media, and has recently completed Tanach Study Plus - delivering a weekly episode of Archaeology on the Parasha.
