Sefer Zephania: Archaeology
This video is part of the Sefer Study series.
This is an analysis of the Archaeology of the Sefer by Nachliel Selavan MA. Ed (www.museumtours.co.il) - more info below.
Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.
Zephania is book #9 of the Trei Assar, and deals with the destruction of the region by Babylon. It is unique in tying together the destruction of the Temple and Yehuda together with the surrounding nations which were destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar.
It is the last book in Trei Assar dealing with the Babylonan period, and the next and last three deal with the Persian period.
Relevant links:
Nachliel’s article on Biblical Gath:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tel-es-safi-mightier-than-you-might-have-thought-nachliel-selavan
Chidon Tanach Virtual Tours:
(formerly Torah Intermedia, now Museum Tours Israel)
The Four Kingdoms Tour
General information page:
https://www.museumtours.co.il/tours-and-lectures-menu/the-four-kingdoms
To rent the recorded tour for $12 only, contact Nachliel. Information below.
Interesting BONUS materials about the Babylonian destruction:
The magnetic footprint of the destruction (Hebrew article)
https://www.ynet.co.il/article/ry8WF11TWD
Exhibition: Babylon, a Wonder to Behold at ISAW
https://isaw.nyu.edu/news/new-exhibition-ishtar-gate
The Babylonian Conquest and the Destruction of the First Temple
Rabbi Yehuda Landy’s book on Yirmiyahu (please use this link to purchase)
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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.
You can find him on www.museumtours.co.il and on social media @MuseumToursIL and email him at nachliel@museumtours.co.il
