The Land of Jesus: Then and
Now
an exploratory journey for
New England Clergy
and Laity
departing 12 January 2011
Clergy price
$1,996 from Boston
Clergy can earn travel credits
for enrolling laity
(earn your way
when you enroll others)
Laity price
$2,736 from Boston
The Wonders of Petra & the Mystique
of the Desert
4 day elective, $628
returning on 25 January 2011
Registration
Form
(Just click the link to open, print a copy, sign it and mail
it to S.B.S.)
Daily
Itinerary
(tentative and subject to local circumstances):
individual preferences will be accomodated when possible
Synopsis of the Daily Itinerary:
Day 1
Depart Boston
Day 2
Arrive Amman, Orientation, Introductions
overnight in Amman
Day 3
Theme: Christian Heritage in Jordan
Field trip: Jerash (the best preserved archaeological site in the Eastern
Mediteranean), Amman, the Citadel, Museum, meetings with Jordanian Christians
Overnight in Amman
Day 4
Theme: Entering the Promised Land
Field trip: Madaba (Byzantine Mosaic), Mt. Nebo (overview of Jordan Valley),
Jordan Valley
Overnight in Galilee
Day 5
Theme: Ethnic Diversity & Cultural Pluralism in Galilee
Field trip: Megiddo, Nazareth, Orthodox Church of St. Gabriel, Mary’s
Well, Sisters of Nazareth Convent (koch tombs)
Overnight in Galilee
Day 6
Theme: Jesus’ Ministry Around the Sea of Galilee
Field trip: Wadi Hammam, Capernaum, Tabgha, Mt. of the Beatitudes, Jordan
River, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 7
Theme: Bethlehem and its Environs at the Time of Jesus
Field trip: Bethlehem, Old City walking tour, Church of the Nativity, Herodion,
mission sites, refugee camp, Solomon’s Pools (time permitting)
overnight in Bethlehem
