The Holy Land, The Holy People
31 January to 10 February 2011
$2,924
From Detroit
4 Day Elective
The Wonders of Petra
$775
Returning on 14 February
A Contemporary Studies pilgrimage
in Jordan, Israel, Palestine
Sponsored by
1st United Methodist Church of Sylvania
The Rev. Larry Clark
This pilgrimage will acquaint participants with the geographical and cultural settings of the New Testament and relate historical studies to contemporary dynamics in Israel, Palestine and Jordan. The pilgrimage will include morning and evening fora on historical and contemporary themes and visits with indigenous people. Please see the attached syllabus for more details.
Registration
Form
A
biblical survey pilgrimage in Jordan, Israel, Palestine
(Just click the
link to open this pdf registration form , print a copy,
fill it out, sign it and mail it to S.B.S.)
Day 1 Depart Detroit
Day 2 Arrive Amman, transfer to Hotel,
orientation and introduction
overnight in Amman
Day 3 Jerash (Mark 7:31), driving tour
of Amman, Schneller School, visits with Jordanian Christians
overnight in Amman
Day 4 Madaba (time permitting), Mt. Nebo (Dt. 34), baptismal site (Mk 1:9-15,
Mt. 3:1-12, Lk 3:1-22), enter Palestine, Jericho (Joshua 5-7, Judges 1: 27-
36), Jordan River Valley
overnight in Galilee
Day 5 Sepphoris, Nazareth, Basilica of
the Annunciation or the Church of St. Gabriel (Mary's Well), Sisters of Nazareth
Convent, koch tombs (Matt 2: 23, Luke 1: 26- 38, 4:16- 30, 1 Kings 21, John
4: 46-54)
overnight in Galilee
Day 6 boat
ride on the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha, (John 21), Mt. of the Beatitudes
(Luke 13: 10-21, Matt 5- 7, 11: 20- 24, Mark 4- 6, John 21)
overnight in Galilee
Day 7 Caesarea Maritima (Acts 10: 1-9,
Acts 25-26), Megiddo (Rev. 16:16, 1 Kings 9:15), visit Mishmar ha Emek (Zionist
Lydia Eisenburg on site visit)
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 8 Bethlehem, Old City walking tour, Church
of the Nativity (Lk 2; Mt 2), Israeli settlement, Shepherd’s Fields,
(Solomon’s Pools, Herodion, time permitting)
PM forum: TBA (Palestinian speaker), Hebron, Breaking the Silence, Al Arub
refugee camp
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 9 Old city walking tour, Western Wall, Temple Mount/Harem esh Sharif (if
open), Lithostratos, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Mt. 27-28; John 20)
PM forum: TBA (Israeli speaker)
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 10 Masada, Qumran, The Dead Sea/Ein
Gedi (1 Samuel), Wadi Qelt, overview of St. George’s Monastery (Mt.
4: 1-11)
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 11 Transfer to Queen Alia Airport, return to the USA
4 Day Elective: The Wonders of Petra & Jordan
Day 11 transfer to King Hussein Bridge, Machaerus, Umm Risas, time permitting--Kerak Castle, overnight in Wadi Musa (Petra)
Day 12 full day exporation of Petra, overnight Wadit Musa
Day 13 Al Beidha (neolithic settlement), Siq al Barid (Little Petra), Shobak Castle overview, overnight in Amman
Day 14 Free day, overnight Amman
Day 15 return to USA
*meetings with indigenous people are subject
to change. Appropriate substitutions will be made in the event that a speaker
is unavailable.
*the itinerary may change due to local circumstances.
