We are two longtime friends who teach at different universities, one a midsized private university (George Washington University in Washington, D.C.—Cline) and the other a branch campus of a large state university (Purchase College, State University of New York—Hallote). We offer a variety of different classes, but we have one in common: Biblical Archaeology. Each of us has taught the class numerous times over the years, with enrollments ranging from 25 to 110 students (depending on how early in the morning the class is offered!). Teaching Biblical archaeology to undergraduates is very different from teaching the subject to graduate […]
