Biblical Archaeology, the Limits of Science, and the Borders of Belief

Biblical Archaeology, the Limits of Science, and the Borders of Belief
Nina Burleigh, author of Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land

In this lecture, journalist and author Nina Burleigh examines what Israeli authorities have called "the fraud of the century" -- a scheme to modify archaeological objects or create entirely new ones to make them appear to verify biblical characters or stories. Burleigh will discuss these characters, the scheme to defraud high-end collectors, and the gullible religious public, and how the James Ossuary Case in a small courtroom in Jerusalem has put all of biblical archaeology on trial.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Oriental
• Institute
• Biblical
• Archaeology
• Forgery
• Fake
• Israel
• Antiquities
• James
• Ossuary