Lecture Schedule
Spring – 2024
Weekly Course Lecture/Seminars
Session 1
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS - ACTS
Mondays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Beginning February 2, 2024
Matthew Valerio-Hirschfeld, PhD
TSU Husted Hall, 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 4
Description
The four Gospels and the Book of Acts can be described as the narrative of the activity of the Holy Spirit through the live, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the lives and ministries of his apostles. This course will facilitate the student’s serious engagement with the following subject areas: the historical and cultural context of the New Testament; the author, approximate date of writing, theological agenda, primary intended audience, principal message, and major themes of each of the historical books; the literary relationship among the five historical books; and the preaching and teaching of Jesus Christ in the Gospels and Peter, Stephen, and Paul in the Book of Acts.
ARCHAEOLOGY OPEN SEMINAR/LECTURE
Tuesdays beginning January 4 (unless otherwise noted)
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Gary Byers, Steve Collins
VIU Studio Classroom – Suite 24 – 7600 Jefferson St. NE
Session 2
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS - ACTS
Mondays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Continued
Matthew Valerio-Hirschfeld, PhD
TSU Husted Hall, 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 4
Description
The four Gospels and the Book of Acts can be described as the narrative of the activity of the Holy Spirit through the live, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the lives and ministries of his apostles. This course will facilitate the student’s serious engagement with the following subject areas: the historical and cultural context of the New Testament; the author, approximate date of writing, theological agenda, primary intended audience, principal message, and major themes of each of the historical books; the literary relationship among the five historical books; and the preaching and teaching of Jesus Christ in the Gospels and Peter, Stephen, and Paul in the Book of Acts.
archaeology open seminar/lecture
Tuesdays
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Gary Byers, Steve Collins
VIU Studio Classroom Suite 24 – 7600 Jefferson St. NE
Block Courses & Intensives
Labs & Workshops - PhD
18-20 Jan 2024 (locations vary)
Labs/Workshops—profs: VIU-SA faculty + visiting faculty
AR1021 Workshop: Advanced Ceramics
AR1022 Workshop: Archaeological Drawing Techniques
AR1052 Laboratory: Object and Ceramic Conservation
AR557 Archaeology of the New Testament Period
15-17 Feb 2024 (SC or ARC) (SC)
9:00 am to 4:30 pm – 2 sessions per day
1st session – 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Profs: S. Collins, G. Byers
VIU Sudio Classroom or the ARC
7600 Jefferson St. NE, Suite 24
Description
AR647 Levantine Ceramic Typology
14-16 Mar 2024 (ARC and/or SC)
9:00 am to 4:30 pm – 2 sessions per day
1st session – 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
TeHEP Staff
VIU Studio Classroom or ARC – 7600 Jefferson St. NE, Suite 24
Description
Excavation of pre-Columbian site in New Mexico (approved for all courses requiring fieldwork)
14-27 Apr 2024 (on site)
Schedule to come
Description
Summer – 2024
Weekly Course Lecture/Seminars
Session 1
TBD
Mondays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Matthew Valerio-Hirschfeld, PhD
TSU Husted Hall, 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 4
ARCHAEOLOGY OPEN SEMINAR/LECTURE
Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Steven Collins, PhD
VIU Studio Classroom or ARC – 7600 Jefferson St. NE, Suite 24
Description
These lectures will be dealing with the issues and topics in archaeology that are needed by students, surround current events, or are of a general interest. Collection of seven of these lectures/seminars will constitute a module for course credit.
Session 2
TBD
Mondays 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Matthew Valerio-Hirschfeld, PhD
TSU Husted Hall – 7600 Jefferson St. NE, Suite 4
Description
ARCHAEOLOGY OPEN SEMINAR/LECTURE
Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Steven Collins, PhD, Gary Byers, PhD
VIU Studio Classroom or ARC – 7600 Jefferson St. NE, Suite 24
Description
These lectures will be dealing with the issues and topics in archaeology that are needed by students, surround current events, or are of a general interest. Collection of seven of these lectures/seminars will constitute a module for course credit.
Block Courses & Intensives
AR627 Archaeology & the Bible: Historical & Cultural Synchronisms
16-18 May 2024 (SC)
2 sessions per day
1st session – 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Professors: S. Collins, G. Byers, B Janeway
VIU Studio Classroom – 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 24
Description
AR697 Iron Age & Biblical History
13-15 Jun 2024 (SC)
2 sessions per day
1st session 9:00 am to noon
2nd session 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
The VIU Studio Classroom – 7600 Jefferson St. NE, Albuquerque – Suite 24
AR677 Evolution of Warfare & Fortification Systems in the Ancient Near East
18-20 Jul 2024 (SC)
2 sessions per day
1st session – 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
S. Collins, B. Janeway, G. Byers, W. Fulco, J. Bulot, W. Husted
VIU Studio Classroom – 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 24
Description
Labs/Workshops - PhD
15-17 Aug 2024 (locations vary)
Labs/Workshops—profs: VIU-SA faculty + visiting faculty
AR1050 Laboratory: Floatation Sample Analysis
AR1051 Laboratory: Faunal and Human Bone Analysis
AR1060 Workshop: Metallurgical Methods
AR1061 Workshop: Lithics
Fall – 2024
Weekly Course Lecture/Seminars
Session 1
TBD
Mondays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24
Matthew Valerio-Hirschfeld, PhD
TSU Husted Hall, 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 4
Description
ARCHAEOLOGY OPEN SEMINAR
Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
September 3 through December 10
VIU Studio Classroom, 7600 Jefferson St NE, Suite2 4
Description
Session 2
TBD
Mondays 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
November 6, 13, 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2023
Matthew Valerio-Hirschfeld, PhD
TSU Husted Hall, 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 4
Description
ARCHAEOLOGY OPEN SEMINAR
Tuesdays 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
VIU Studio Classroom, 7600 Jefferson St NE, Suite 24
Description
Block Courses & Intensives
Session 1
Excavation of pre-Columbian site in New Mexico (approved for all courses requiring fieldwork)
Dates TBA Sep 2024 (location TBD)
AR517 ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY; BACKGROUNDS & METHODS
17-19 Oct 2024 (SC)
12 October through 14 October
2 sessions per day
1st session – 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Professors: G. Byers, S. Collins + Visiting Faculty
VIU Studio Classroom – 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 24
Description
This course examines the historical relationship between archaeology and the Bible, including: important personalities in, and contributors to, the field of Near Eastern and biblical archaeology; synchronizing ancient Near Eastern and biblical chronologies; important archaeological discoveries relating to the Bible; the foundations of archaeological methods and protocols; ascertaining the difference between archaeological realities and hoaxes; and the necessity of a dialogical relationship between archaeology and biblical studies.
Session 2
Student & Faculty Symposium: Dialogue, Debate, and Presentation of Academic Papers
14-16 Nov 2024 (SC)
9:00 am to 4:30 pm – 2 sessions per day
1st session – 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
VIU Studio Classroom – 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 24
AR537 Archaeology & History of Ancient Mesopotamia
12-14 Dec 2024 (SC)
2 sessions per day
1st session 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
2nd session 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
VIU Studio Classroom, 7600 Jefferson NE, Suite 24