The Holy Land Revealed

<p>Visit the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity in this comprehensive tour, taught by an archaeologist, that will take you deep beneath the pages of the Bible.</p>

• By This Professor
• 01: The Land of Canaan
• 02: The Arrival of the Israelites
• 03: Jerusalem-An Introduction to the City
• 04: The Jerusalem of David and Solomon
• 05: Biblical Jerusalem's Ancient Water Systems
• 06: Samaria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel
• 07: Fortifications and Cult Practices
• 08: Babylonian Exile and the Persian Restoration
• 09: Alexander the Great and His Successors
• 10: The Hellenization of Palestine
• 11: The Maccabean Revolt
• 12: The Hasmonean Kingdom
• 13: Pharisees and Sadducees
• 14: Discovery and Site of the Dead Sea Scrolls
• 15: The Sectarian Settlement at Qumran
• 16: The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Essenes
• 17: The Life of the Essenes
• 18: From Roman Annexation to Herod the Great
• 19: Herod as Builder-Jerusalem's Temple Mount
• 20: Caesarea Maritima-Harbor and Showcase City
• 21: From Herod's Last Years to Pontius Pilate
• 22: Galilee-Setting of Jesus's Life and Ministry
• 23: Synagogues in the Time of Jesus
• 24: Sites of the Trial and Final Hours of Jesus
• 25: Early Jewish Tombs in Jerusalem
• 26: Monumental Tombs in the Time of Jesus
• 27: The Burials of Jesus and James
• 28: The First Jewish Revolt; Jerusalem Destroyed
• 29: Masada-Herod's Desert Palace and the Siege
• 30: Flavius Josephus and the Mass Suicide
• 31: The Second Jewish Revolt against the Romans
• 32: Roman Jerusalem-Hadrian's Aelia Capitolina
• 33: Christian Emperors and Pilgrimage Sites
• 34: Judaism and Synagogues under Christian Rule
• 35: Islam's Transformation of Jerusalem
• 36: What and How Archaeology Reveals