Understanding the Land of the Bible: Gustaf Dalman and the Emergence of the German Exploration of Palestine

Gustaf Dalman (1855–1941) was the first director of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in Jerusalem (GPIA), Germany's equivalent to the French École Biblique et Archéologique Française and the American School of Oriental Research (today, the Albright Institute). A theologian by trad...

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Main Author: Serr, Marcel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2016
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2016, Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-35
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Summary:Gustaf Dalman (1855–1941) was the first director of the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in Jerusalem (GPIA), Germany's equivalent to the French École Biblique et Archéologique Française and the American School of Oriental Research (today, the Albright Institute). A theologian by trade, he followed very wide research interests that included the topography, the ethnology, the languages, the history and archaeology of the land of Israel. Dalman's approach was based on his belief that one has to study the Holy Land in order to understand the Bible. In combining various research perspectives on the land of the Bible, he established the German “Palästinawissenschaft” — the scientific exploration of Palestine. His work culminated in his magnum opus “Work and Customs in Palestine.” Unfortunately, politics interfered with his research work.
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.79.1.0027