Biblical Survey of The Holy
Land
Trivecca Nazarene University
7-17 May 2012
led by
Dr. Tim Greene and the Rev. Heather Bryant
$3,165
from the gateway city (either New York or Chicago)
price includes round trip airfare, lodging, two meals daily...
...see registration material for more details
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, 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: Sepphoris, 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
O vernight in Galilee
Day 7 Theme: Religious Pluralism and Ethnic Diversity
Field trip: Megiddo, Caesarea Maritima, Kibbutz Mishmar ha Emek
Overnight in Bethlehem
Day 8 Bethlehem its Environs at the Time of Jesus
Bethlehem, Old City walking tour, Church of
the Nativity, Herodion, mission sites, refugee camp, Solomon’s Pools
(time permitting)
Overnight in Bethlehem
Day 9 Theme: Jerusalem and its Environs at the Time
of Jesus
Field trip: Old city walking tour, Western Wall, Temple Mount/Harem esh Sharif
(if possible), Lithostratos, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, PM forum: TBA (Palestinian
speaker)
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 10 Theme: The Judean Wilderness
Field trip: Masada, Qumran, The Dead Sea, Ein Gedi, Wadi Qelt overview
overnight in Bethlehem
Day 11 Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport, departure and return to USA
