NEAS Presentations at ETS 2025 Annual Meeting

Researchers, scholars, and students presented twenty papers covering a wide variety of topics during NEAS sessions over three days at the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) annual meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts on November 18-20, 2025.

Presenters, Organizations, and Papers

• David Ben-Shlomo, "Biblical Hebron: Archaeological Remains from the First and Second Temple Periods"

• David Ben-Shlomo, "The Fortified Biblical Site of Aujah el-Foqa in the Jordan Valley"

• Jerry Boyce, "Shiloh's Jar- Three Handles and Three Hypotheses"

• Mark Criss, "A Biblical & Historical Investigation Into The Lost Tribe of the Perizzites"

• Mark A. Hassler, "xegeting Proverbs: Insights from Archaeology"

• Ralph K. Hawkins, "Khirbet el-Mastarah and other Enclosure Sites in the Jordan Valley"

• Joshua Hunter, "Jeremiah and the Tale of Two Potters: Exploring the Egyptian Background of Anthropogeny by Clay"

• Richard Lanser, "The First Regnal Year of Tiberius as Indicated on Roman Coins"

• Jordan McClinton, "Shiloh Season 7 Update"

• Jonathan Moore, "The Medical Realities of Crucifixion: Insights from Archaeology and Ancient Evidence"

• Douglas Petrovich, "Dating the Construction of David’s Dynastic Palace"

• Chet Roden, "Constantine, Helena, and Creed: Factors Driving Early Byzantine Pilgrimage and Sacred Construction"

• Seth Rodriquez, "Ashdod: Past Excavations, Future Prospects"

• Steve Rudd, "Archaeology of Daniel"

• Robert Smith, "Creeds, Laws and Baptismal Facilities in the Pilgrimage Structures of Abila and Gerasa"

• Frankie Snyder, "Gammadia: From Jewish Shawls to Byzantine Mosaics"

• Scott Stripling, "Roman Crucifixion: An Archaeological Perspective and its Implications for the Execution of Jesus of Nazareth"

• Gary D. Urie, "A Seal Impression from Shiloh"

• John Wineland, "The Karak Resources Project (KRP) in Central Jordan: New Insights from the Final Publication Phase"

• Ryan Wood, "What Architecture Says about Shiloh’s Monumental Building"