Introduction | History of Research | Historical and Biblical Connections | Affiliated Organizations and Resources

Ron E. Tappy, Project Director and Principal Investigator
G. Albert Shoemaker Associate Professor of Bible and Archaeology
Director, James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
tappy@fyi.net

Affiliated Organizations and Resources Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 North Highland Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Ph: (412) 441-3304 or 362-5610 Fax: (412) 363-3260 Web: www.pts.edu The James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum Dr. Ron E. Tappy, Director Dr. Karen Bowden Cooper, Curator Ph: (412) 441-3304 Ext. 2278 or Ext. 2167 Fax: (412) 363-3260 Email: kbowden@pts.edu Web: www.pts.edu Pittsburgh Theological Seminary The discipline of archaeology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary goes back to 1908, when Professor M. G. Kyle became the first lecturer in Biblical Archaeology at a Protestant seminary. The Seminary launched into field exploration in 1924, when Professors Kyle and William Foxwell Albright, of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, explored Moab and the Dead Sea plain. Upon Professor Kyle's return, Pittsburgh Seminary formed a museum in 1926. The Bible Lands Museum received its present home in the Long Administration Building in 1964. James L. Kelso joined the faculty of PTS in 1928 and became Professor of Old Testament History and Archaeology. He directed and promoted a number of excavations in Palestine, lectured widely in the Pittsburgh area, and tutored many students in Biblical Archaeology. In appreciation of his efforts in developing the museum collections and his contributions to the Seminary in general, PTS named the museum The James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum in 1975. Having participated in more archaeological explorations than any Protestant seminary in the world, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary enthusiastically welcomes friends of all ages, lay people and pastors, students and scholars to visit the Bible Lands Museum and to study its collections. These are completely catalogued and incorporated into the Museum's database. Other organizations and valuable resources: The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Dr. Seymour Gitin, Dorot Director of the Institute PO Box 19096 91190 Jerusalem Israel Ph: (972-2) 626-4424 Fax: (972-2) 628-8956 Email: Director@albright.org.il Web: www.aiar.org The American Schools of Oriental Research ASOR Office at Boston University 656 Beacon Street 5th Floor Boston, MA 02215-2010 Ph: (617) 353-6570 Fax: (617) 353-6575 Email: asor@bu.edu Web: www.bu.edu/asor/ The Biblical Archaeology Society, publishers of Biblical Archaeology Review Hershel Shenks, Editor 4710 41st Street NW Washington, D. C. 20016 Ph: (202) 364-3300 Fax: (202) 364-2636 Email: bas@bib-arch.org Web: www.bib-arch.org or www.bib-arch.org/barjf00/digs2.html Back To Top

Ron E. Tappy, Project Director Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Sponsor 616 North Highland Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 E-mail tappy@fyi.net     Phone: 412-441-3304 x2126    Fax: 412-486-0776 The Zeitah Excavations 2000 © All Rights Reserved