Breaking News -- Canaanite Temple Excavated/Biblical Archeology/Bronze Age History

Film Focus: This video details the new finding of a Canaanite temple in the city of Tel Lachish which dates to the twelfth century B.C. This is a significant find because it gives archeologists new information about the Canaanite people and religion.

Text Focus: Pages 56-60

Discussion Questions:

1. This temple was discovered almost by accident while digging at another nearby site. How might you feel if you discovered something of this magnitude? What might you hope to learn from the site?
2. What are some things that archeologists are learning by examining this Canaanite temple?
3. Pick one of the things discovered at this site and explain what it might have to teach archeologists and Biblical scholars.
4. There are signs of other cultures found at this site. Why might this be?
5. Draw a picture of this temple and discuss how each area may have been used.

*Permission to link to this video for use in the classroom as part of the accompanying lesson has been granted by the producer.