A36: Dr. Stulting
I. Chapter 1: "In the wake of Queen Helena"
What motivated archaeological efforts from the time of the early church through the European Middle Ages?
What prevented archeology from becoming more scientific in its approach during this time?
Other names, terms, etc.: Constantine, Helena, "True Cross," Council
of Nicaea in 325 CE, Eusebius, Church of the Holy Sepulchre
II. Chapter 2: "Renaissance stirrings"
What are the Itineraries, and what was the purpose of their composition?
During the second half of the 17th century, what were the frescos in the Roman catacombs used for?
What is the significance of William Camden and his encyclopaedic work, Brittannia?
Other names, terms, etc.: Roman catacombs, Antonio Bosio and his Roma
Sotteranea
III. Chapter 3"Antiquaries, travellers, and enlighteners"
During the 18th century, what development enabled the discovery of more ruins around the Mediterranean world?
During this time, what was a primary motivation in collecting antiquaries?
"Antiquaries"
Who was William Stukeley? What are the Risley dish and the Corbridge dish, and what is their significance?
"Travellers"
Why were there so many Graeco-Roman and Christian sites around the Mediterranean world waiting to be discovered during the 18th century?
Who is George Wheler, and why is he noteworthy?
"Enlighteners"
What is the significance of the work of Johann von Mosheim and Edward Gibbon?
Other names, terms, etc: Marco Boldetti, Thomas Shaw, James Bruce
IV. Chapter 4: "Napoleon"
Why did the preponderance of literary evidence over material evidence
hinder an accurate account of the rise of Christianity?
Napoleon's 1798 campaign / Rosetta Stone
What were the two consequences of Napoleon's campaigns?
Other names, terms, etc.: Jacob Burckhardt
V. Chapter 6: "Archaeology and Catholicism"
"The Catacombs"
Giovanni Battista de Rossi: "cemetery of the Popes"; Edmond LeBlant.
What are some of de Rossi's and LeBlant's accomplishments? What is their
significance in the field of archaeology?
VI. Chapter 7:"In the steps of St. Paul: Exploration of Christian
remains in Asia Minor"
Why is Asia Minor considered to be the heart of Christianity for over 1000 years?
What is the significance of the so-called Avircius funerary inscription which W. M. Ramsay made in 1881? What are some of Ramsay's other accomplishments?
Other names, terms, etc.: Romanus IV, Battle at Manzikert in 1071, martyrion
VII. Chapter 8: "Following the flag, 1894-1914"
What were some the challenges facing archaeology during this time?
What are some of Gertrude Bell's contributions to archaeology in Asia Minor?
What was discovered between the towns of Goreme and Urgup in Cappadocia?
What role did the Autro-Hungarian Empire have in archaeological discoveries during this time?
What happened to many of the 5th to 14th century churches in Constantinople?
With some exceptions, what were archaeologists mainly interested in during this period?
What was the interpretive issue concerning the art of the catacombs?
Other names, terms, etc.: deblayage, Bin Bir Kilisse, Henri Gregoire,
loculus, arcosolia
VIII. Chapter 9: "Picking up the pieces, 1919-1931"
What developments spurred the development of and interest in the archaeology
of early Christianity in the years following World War I?
What were the two exceptions to Attaturk's desire to pursue archaeological
research into Turkey's own historical past?
What was interesting about Justinian's and Theadora's monogram found on a capital at the Church of St. John at Ephesus?
What evidence is there for the existence of dissenting groups in the Tembris Valley?
What was the significance of the discovery of Dura Europa?
Other names, terms, etc.: Howard Carter, Leonard Woolley, Pontifical
Institute of Christian Archaeology, the Seven Sleepers
IX. "Sunset over imperial archaeology, 1931-1940"
What was the significance of Carl Schmidt's discovery of the Coptic Manichaen documents of Medinet Madi?
What discoveries were made in Istanbul during this time?
What do we know of Christianity in Greece and on the Greek islands from the end of the 4th century until the end of the 6th century? How do we know this?
Where are the earliest cruciform and octagon churches located?
What accounts for the transition from the house-church to the basilica-style church?
What accounts for the emergence of the cupola or central dome among churches in the East?
Other names, terms, etc.: Thomas Whittemore, prothesis, diaconicon
X. Chapter 11: "The great discoveries, 1940-1960"
"Excavations under St. Peter's"
What conclusions has archaeology enabled us to reach about the place
of St. Peter's burial place?
"Toura"
What was the impact of the discovery of manuscripts containing Origens works?
Other names, terms, etc.: monarchianism
XI. Chapter 13: "From war's end to Trier, 1945-1965"
What did Georges Tchalenko's survey of villages in northern Syria reveal
about Monophysitism?
XII. Chapter 14: "Pandora's Box, 1965-1990"
Why does Frend refer to these years as "Pandora's Box"?
Why have there been suspicions between Classicists and theologians in the field of archaeology?
Why did Christians begin constructing catacombs around 200 CE?
What do the church complexes at Geneva and Aosta testify to? What happened to the Arian Goths?
What do the catacomb art of the 3rd century and the 4th century carvings on the sarcophagi of Roman nobility indicate about Christians relation to their beliefs?
Among the Christian aristocracy, at least, what was the relation between their Christian beliefs and their classical pagan background?
Other names, terms, etc.: baptism by affusion
XIII. Chapter 15: "Whither Christian Archaeology"
Identify and discuss the two ways in which Christian archaeology has been historically significant.
What are the current challenges to the pursuit of archeology?