Ep. 158 - Jodi Magness ”Archeology & The Dead Sea Scrolls” pt. 1

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio:This week’s guest is Dr. Jodi Magness. Jodi is the Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a Classical and Biblical archaeologist specializing in ancient Palestine (modern Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories) from the time of Jesus up to the tenth century. Her research interests include Jerusalem, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues, Masada, the Roman army in the East, ancient pottery, the Byzantine-early Islamic transition, and Diaspora Judaism in the Roman world. IShe has participated on over 20 excavations in Israel and in Greece, including co-directing the 1995 excavations in the Roman siege works at Masada. Since 2011, she has directed excavations at Huqoq in Israel’s Galilee, which are bringing to light a monumental Late Roman (fifth century) synagogue paved with stunning mosaics (for more information visit: Huqoq.Jodi is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Past President of the Archaeological Institute of America.Guest (selected) Publications: Her most recent books are Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth (2019) and The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (2nd edition 2021). I am currently writing a book on Jerusalem Through the Ages (under contract with Oxford University Press).Guest Website/Social Media: www.jodimagness.org Special Theme Music by: Forrest ClayInstagram: @forrestclaymusic Twitter: @clay_kYouTube: www.youtube.com/claykmusic Songs featured on this episode were: “Does God” and “This Water I am Treading” from the Recover EPYou can find Clay’s music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh - America’s #1 meal kit! My daughter and I swear by it and have our favorite recipes that we make together every week! Go to www.hellofresh.com/deconstruct16 for 16 FREE meals PLUS free shipping! This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient scrolls dating to about the time of Jesus, right?
0:08.6	Mainly first century, BC, first century A.D. around there.
0:12.0	That were discovered, originally the first were discovered by accident in caves near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea,
0:20.7	in the vicinity of an archaeological site called
0:23.0	Qumran. And the scrolls apparently had been deposited in those caves by people who lived
0:31.9	during the time of Jesus at the site of Qumran. So this represents, the scrolls represent
0:37.0	literature that they use. Some of it, they wrote themselves, not all of it,ran. So this represents, the scrolls represent literature that they used.
0:38.5	Some of it they wrote themselves, not all of it, not even most of it, but it represents
0:42.6	literature that they used, read, and then deposited those scrolls in the nearby caves.
0:53.2	This water I am treading is now my own.
0:57.3	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
0:59.7	I'm your host, John Williamson, and we're back this week.
1:02.2	This is a really cool one for me as a super history nerd.
1:06.5	We have on our first ever archaeologist, so I'm pretty excited to release these two. And again,
1:13.0	this will be in two parts. So part one will be this week. Part two will be next week. But super
1:17.6	thrilled to have this particular guest on just because we've never really approached Christianity,
1:24.4	religion, whatever, from the archaeological standpoint, there is a very big difference
1:28.9	between archaeology and history, and we talk about that in this episode. But before we get to that,
1:35.3	a few things, few housekeeping things. For all things, Deconstructionist Podcast, if you're new here,
1:42.5	we have a great website, www. www.the deconstructionists.com.
1:48.1	And there you can link to social media. You can read blog posts. You can stream directly
1:55.8	from the website, all of our entire back catalog of, I think we're over 150-something-od episodes now going back
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