School of Theology

Email: ramullins@apu.edu

Robert A. Mullins, Ph.D., comes to APU after spending a number of years in Israel. His interests encompass the fields of archaeology, history, geography, and biblical studies in an effort to better understand the world of the Ancient Near East. Mullins has worked on several archaeological excavations, most notably at Beth-Shean (1 Samuel 31:10; 1 Kings 4:12) and Tel Rehov in the Jordan Valley. His publications over the years include entries in the Anchor Bible Dictionary and Encyclopedia Judaica. His latest work is Excavations at Tel Beth-Shean, 1989-1996. Volume II. The Middle and Late Bronze Ages, written and co-edited with project director Amihai Mazar of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mullins is on the Board of Trustees for the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR). He also also serves on the editorial board of Antigue Oriente, published by the Catholic University of Argentina. His public speaking engagements have included: seminars for the Biblical Archaeology Society and for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. As part of his passion to excite students about the world of the Bible, Mullins heads the APU study abroad program to Israel.

Ph.D. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
M.A. - Fuller Theological Seminary; Graduate Studies, Jerusalem University College
B.A. - Southern California College

Presentations
A New Look at Alalakh during the Late Bronze Age: Stratigraphy, Pottery and Chronology. Paper presented to the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Diego, CA. November 2007

Alan Rowe’s Excavations of Beth Shan (1927-1928). Paper presented to the Archaeological Institute of America, San Diego, CA. January 2007

Presentations: Ancient Lebanon: Biblical Land of the Cedars, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. May 13, 2006

The Archaeology, History and Geography of Ancient Israel. Biblical Archaeology Society Seminar, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. July 18-20, 2005

Archaeological and Historical Record of the New Kingdom Period and Late Bronze Age. Egypt and the Biblical World. UCLA Extension, University of California, Los Angeles. March 6, 2004

Publications
Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Michael M. Homan and Robert A. Mullins, Over and Under Bible Lands: An Archaeological, Historical and Satellite Atlas of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, Forthcoming

Beth Shean Level IX Revisited: Excavations of the University of Pennsylvania Museum at Tell el-Husn (1927-1928). BAR International Series. Oxford: Archaeopress, Forthcoming

Dictionary and Encyclopedia articles: “Beth-Sh[e]an.” Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, In press “Rehov (Tel); Sarem (Tell es-).” Pp. 433-35 in Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land. Edited by Avraham Negev and Shimon Gibson. Revised and updated. New York: Continuum, 2001 “Beracah, Valley of,” Pp. 674-75 in Volume I of the Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1991 “Chesalon,” Pp. 900 in Volume I of the Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1991 “Chidon,” Pp. 904 in Volume I of the Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1991

“Beth Shean during the Eighteenth Dynasty: From Canaanite Settlement to Egyptian Garrison.” 2 vols. Ph.D. Dissertation. Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2002 (available in PDF format)

From the New Kingdom to the Medieval Period. Edited by Amihai Mazar. The Beth Shean Valley Archaeological Project, Publication No. 1. Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2006

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Academic Experience
Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003-2004

Adjunct Instructor, Azusa Pacific University, Vanguard University of Southern California, 2003-2004

Lecturer, Jerusalem, University College, 1987-2002

Lecturer, Centre for Biblical Formation, Ecce Homo, 1998-2002

Guest Lecturer, Al-Quds University, 2000-2002

Industry Experience
Archaeological Fieldwork: Zincirli (Samal), Turkey, 2007 to present. Tell Atchana (Alalakh), Turkey, 2004-2006. Tel Rehov, Israel, 1997-2001 Gaza Regional Project, Palestine, 1999-2000 Tel Beth Shean, Israel, 1989-2000 Masada, Israel, 1989 Tel Dor, Israel, 1986 Tel Lachish, Israel, 1977, 1985, 1987 Tel Quasile, Israel, 1972

Guide, Shoresh Study Programs, 1990-2001

Research Assistant to Professor Amihai Mazar, Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989-2002

Jerusalem University College, 1987 to present

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Honors, Awards, Recognition
Dorot Foundation Travel Grant, 2001
Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation Scholarship, 1996
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship, 2004-2005
James A. Montgomery Fellowship, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1998 – 2002
Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation Scholarship, 1996

Associations, Boards, Committees
Board of Trustees, American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)
Member, American Schools of Oriental Research
Member, Archaeological Institute of America
Member, Ecumenical Theological Fraternity
Member, Israel Exploration Society
Member, Society of Biblical Literature
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship, 2004-2005
James A. Montgomery Fellowship, W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1998 – 2002
United States Information Agency Junior Research Fellow, W. F. Albright Institute of
Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, 1997 – 1998
Chair, Individual Submissions, Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 2008
Chair, Reports on Current Excavations: Non-ASOR Affiliated. Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 2002 – 2007