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Campus Tour
James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum
Archaeology's history at PTS is nearly as long as the Seminary's history itself. Since 1908, Pittsburgh Seminary and its antecedents have focused time, talent, and resources teaching about archaeology and collecting artifacts. PTS currently excavates four sites in the Bible Lands including Bab Edh Dhra, Tell Beit Mirsim, Bethel, and Tulul el Alayiq. Artifacts from these digs are on display in the Bible Lands Museum, offering a glimpse into life from prehistoric times into the Middle Ages. Perhaps the most exciting find in the Seminary's history was discovered during the Summer 2005 annual dig at Tel Zayit. A team led by Ron E. Tappy, G. Albert Shoemaker professor of Bible and archeology and director of the Kelso Bible Lands Museum, discovered the oldest known securely datable example of an abecedary, that is, the letters of the alphabet written out from beginning to end in their traditional sequence. This discovery is sure to prove pivotal in religious and scholarly discussions regarding the history of writing and the Bible's validity.
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