Treasures of the British Museum (Premium Course)
Gary A. Rendsburg serves as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Professor of Jewish History at Rutgers University. His teaching and research focus on the Bible, ancient Israel, ancient Egypt, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Hebrew manuscript tradition, and Jewish life in the Middle Ages. Rendsburg has visited all of the major archaeological sites of Israel, Egypt and Jordan, excavated at Tel Dor and Caesarea, and conducted extensive research on medieval Hebrew manuscripts at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the Cambridge University Library, and the Vatican Library in Rome. Professor Rendsburg is the author of seven books, including his most recent: How the Bible Is Written.
Overview
The British Museum in London is the oldest national museum in the world, belonging neither to the church nor to the monarchy, but rather to the people of Great Britain. Its 8 million (!) objects constitute the largest assemblage of artifacts, antiquities, and curiosities in the world – a simply astounding collection of world culture, gathered into a single institution.
Join Professor Gary Rendsburg for this virtual tour of the British Museum, home to the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, the Gilgamesh Epic, the Cyrus cylinder, Assyrian wall reliefs, the Sutton Hoo treasures, the Vindolanda tablets, the Lewis chessmen, and much more.