Reading and analysis of Iron Age inscriptions and ostraca in Hebrew or closely related Canaanite dialects, including the Siloam and Mesha inscriptions and the Lachish letters, plus a selection from the Dead Sea Scrolls. [Note: This course fulfills an Area 1B or Area 2A requirement for Religious Studies majors, but not both. Taught at WLU as HB 202.]Department Consent Required Prereq: RS/JS 105B/RS 132. Antireq: RS 306B(Cross-listed with JS 306B)