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“The Modern David and Goliath…” Talk with Professor Shawn Zelig Aster
September 12, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Please join the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies on **Monday, September
12, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET** for a talk with Professor (https://lisa.biu.ac.il/en/node/2863).
This event will be held in person at The Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies’
Reading Room (2155 Guy St, Suite 740, Montreal, Quebec H3H 2L9). For those who
can’t make it in person, there will also be an option to join via Zoom.
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** _About the talk:_**
“The fastest-growing city in modern Israel is Beth-shemesh. The area is full
of archaeological sites and many compromises between development and
preservation are being made. But one site has been accorded a special status,
in which not only the site itself but all of the adjacent hills are being
excluded from development. This is the site of Khirbet Qeiyafa, which occupies
a special place in the heritage-consciousness of modern Israel, because of its
association with the David and Goliath story. The talk will explore how
archaeology in general is balanced against development, and how heritage-
consciousness is uniquely tied to specific narratives. The links between the
David and Goliath story and the historical reconstruction based on the finds
at Qeiyafa will be emphasized. This is a case where David beat Goliath, once
in ancient times, and once again in 2019, when he beat back the bulldozers of
development.”
** _Biography:_**
Shawn Zelig Aster is Associate Professor in the (https://lisa.biu.ac.il/en), where he researches and teaches the
history and geography of the Biblical Israel. He is the author of (https://www.amazon.ca/Reflections-Empire-
Isaiah-1-39-Responses/dp/162837201X), written at the Azrieli Institute, and
has since co-edited (https://www.amazon.ca/Southern-Levant-under-Assyrian-
Domination/dp/1575067978) and many articles on Biblical literature and
history. His talk reflects a new project exploring how modern-day visitors
experience archaeological sites from the Biblical period in Israel.
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