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Exploring Babylon and the Bible: Connections and Contrasts

September 22, 2009

CONTACT: Alicia Bregon
The Biblical Archaeology Society
Phone: 1.800.221.4644 ext. 208
E-mail: abregon@bib-arch.org

ANNOUNCEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2009) — How can you visit ancient Babylon and the southern Caribbean at the same time? Embark on the Biblical Archaeology Society’s Seminar at Sea, a unique travel and learning adventure aboard Holland America’s luxurious MS Westerdam featuring renowned Babylon expert Dr. Alan Millard. Professor Millard’s exciting and engaging lectures have been described at “fascinating,” “dynamic” and “eye-opening.” Setting sail from Ft. Lauderdale, FL January 24, 2010, this Caribbean Cruise will combine the finest Biblical scholarship with a luxurious and unforgettable vacation, creating the perfect opportunity to invest in your most valuable asset: yourself.

Sail through the Caribbean in well-appointed style and explore the connections between Babylon and the Bible. As you lose yourself in the beautiful and evocative ports of call such as Oranjestad, Aruba and the private, pristine island of Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Professor Millard will open up the world of ancient Babylon for you as only he can. Lecture topics include:

Babylon: The Land, the People and their Languages

Nebuchadnezzar’s “Great Babylon”: Was Daniel Really There?

Professor Millard is Rankin Professor of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages at the University of Liverpool. He has worked on archaeological excavations in Syria including Tell Rifa’at (ancient Arpad), and Tell Nebi Mend (ancient Qadesh on the Orontes), Jordan (Petra) and Iraq (Nimrud). In 1984 he held a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, working with the late Yigael Yadin. He has published editions of Babylonian and Assyrian cuneiform tablets, among them Atrahasis: The Babylonian Story of the Flood (with W. G. Lambert), La Statue royale deTell Fekherye et son inscription bilingue assyro-araméenne (with A. Abou Assaf and P. Bordreuil) and Eponyms of the Assyrian Empire.

BAS is delighted to offer this opportunity to relax, revive and create unforgettable memories while learning about the enigmatic Babylonian world and its relationship to Biblical history and literature. To find out more about this extraordinary voyage, please contact the Travel/Study department at 1.800.221.4644 ext. 208, or visit us online at www.biblicalarchaeology.org/seminaratsea.