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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I had hoped to make a recording of my class today, but we ended up discussing points raised by a student\u2019s presentation, and so I recorded the above lecture in my office later in the day, so that I can post it and not take more class time covering the key points.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d be interested to hear from scholars whose expertise is primarily in Hebrew Bible and\/or the history and archaeology of ancient Israel, to get your input on whether anything could be improved in light of more recent work that I may not have kept up-to-date on. The students watched clips from two documentaries that said more about the archaeology of Jericho and Ai, Israel Finkelstein\u2019s work on the highland settlements, Norman Gottwald\u2019s peasant revolt series, and several other points. 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