George L. Kelm is Professor Emeritus of Archaeology

Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...

 and Biblical Backgrounds at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a private, non-profit institution of higher education, associated with the Southern Baptist Convention...

, Fort Worth, Texas, and while serving at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the first institution created as a direct act of the Southern Baptist Convention. Missions...

, he and Amihai Mazar

Amihai Mazar

Amihai "Ami" Mazar is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Haifa, Israel , he is currently Professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, holding the Eleazer Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel.Mazar has directed archaeological excavations at a number of...

 uncovered Timnah

Timnah

Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in . It has been identified with Tel Batash , a tel located in the Sorek Valley, near moshav Tal Shahar, Israel....

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Education

• New York University
  New York University
  New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
  
   - Ph.D.
• Institute of Holy Land Studies
  Jerusalem University College
  Jerusalem University College, founded in 1957 as the American Institute of Holy Land Studies is an undergraduate and graduate academic institution operated by a consortium of 100 American theological seminaries and Christian colleges and universities. It provides a two-year graduate program of...
  
  , Jerusalem

Career

Kelm was serving as professor of Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a private, non-profit institution of higher learning affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the first institution created as a direct act of the Southern Baptist Convention. Missions...

 when he and Amihai Mazar

Amihai Mazar

Amihai "Ami" Mazar is an Israeli archaeologist. Born in Haifa, Israel , he is currently Professor at the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, holding the Eleazer Sukenik Chair in the Archaeology of Israel.Mazar has directed archaeological excavations at a number of...

 uncovered biblical Timnah

Timnah

Timnath or Timnah was a Philistine city in Canaan that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in . It has been identified with Tel Batash , a tel located in the Sorek Valley, near moshav Tal Shahar, Israel....

, Tel Batash in the Sorek Valley of Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 through 1977-1979.

Personal life

Originally from Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 Kelm and his wife Linda Kelm immigrated to the United States

United States

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Publications

• Kelm, George L., Mazar, Amihai. (1995). Timnah: a Biblical city in the Sorek Valley. Winona Lake, IN. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 0-931464-97-8
• Kelm, George L. "Escape to Conflict: A Biblical and Archaeological Approach to the Hebrew Exodus and Settlement in Canaan". Biblical Archaeology Review
  Biblical Archaeology Review
  Biblical Archaeology Review is a publication that seeks to connect the academic study of archaeology to a broad general audience seeking to understand the world of the Bible and the Near and Middle East . Covering both the Old and New Testaments, BAR presents the latest discoveries and...
  
  . 18.6 (November/December 1992), 8, 10.
• Kelm, George L, Mazar, Amihai. "Three Seasons of Excavations at Tel Batash—Biblical Timnah," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
  Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
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  , 248 (1982): 29-32.