ARCHAEOLOGY of the BIBLE: 
Digging Up the Evidence 
of 
A Loving Creator

Please join us for a seminar by eminent Bible Archaeologist, Larry Herr, PhD, Co-director of the Seventh-day Adventist excavation in Jordan at

Tall al-Umayri.

Where:     Comox Valley Adventist Hall,

                  4660 Headquarters Road,

                  Courtenay, B.C.

When?     7:00 pm Friday March 11, 2011:    A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey 

 (What did the Israelites find in the Holy Land when  they conquered it?  Was it different  from today's dry land?)

11:00 am Saturday March 12, 2011:     An Archaeologist Looks at Psalm 23

(How living in the Holy Land affects the way we understand this beloved psalm.) Vegetarian Lunch to follow.
                 

 2:00 pm How Ancient Israelites Lived  What kinds of houses did they live in? What kinds of cities?  How did they eat?)

 4:00 pm  Did God Have a Wife?  (What kinds of religions surrounded ancient  Israel? In what ways were they influenced by  them?)

 6:00 pm  Light Refreshments

Dr. Larry Herr received his BA at Andrews University in 1970 in Theology and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations in 1977. He taught 6 years in Seminary in the Philippines from 1978-1984. Besides his ongoing work with the Biblical digs in Jordan, Dr. Herr is currently Professor of Religious Studies at Canadian University College at Lacombe, Alberta.  Dr. Herr also has an extensive list of scholarly publications in the Biblical Archaelogy field, including books and journal articles, and is a much sought-out expert speaker in the field of Bible Archaeology.

Dr. Herr will answer questions following each seminar.

 A Free will offering will be received to cover the costs for this seminar.

If possible, kindly RSVP your attendance so that planning for the Lunch can be finalized.  Email Cynthia Zirkwitz at cynthiazirkwitz @ yahoo.ca  or  leave a message on the Church phone at 

250-338-3258