A Gold Select Journey
The Land of Jesus: Then and Now
Sponsored by
Wisconsin Annual Conference
Bishop Hee Soo Jung
25 February - 5 March 2020
$3,228 from Chicago
(we cann arange domestic travel to the gateway city or we can arrange for
departure from alternative gateway cities. Please inquire if you have any
questions.)
A Survey of the Bible
including Israel and the West Bank
with contemporary studies
Plus Electives:
2 Day Elective
Explore Jerusalem
$732, returning 7 March 2020
4 Day Elective
The Wonders of Jordan & Petra
$1,389
Returning 9 March 2020
This pilgrimage will acquaint participants with the
geographical and cultural settings of the New Testament. It is especially
interested in exploring Jesus' healing ministry and the contect of healing
arts in the world of Jesus. It will relate historical studies to contemporary
dynamics in Israel and Palestine.
This pilgrimage is designed to introduce particpants to the state of the art of biblical studies in the Holy Land. The learning process will be contextual and experiential. We will endeavor especially to examine the moral dimensions of biblical learning and teaching. We are particularly interested in understanding how biblical studies and the biblical faith relates to the context of the Holy Land.
Please see the attached syllabus for more details.
Daily
Itinerary
(tentative and subject to local circumstances):
individual preferences will be accomodated when possible
Day 1 Depart Chicago (other gateway cities are available).
Day 2 Arrive Tel Aviv, transfer to Taybeh, touring as time permits, Overnight in Taybeh.
Day 3 1st Century House/House of the Parables,
Jericho, Tel es Sultan, view Ein es Sultan (Joshua 5-7, Judges 1: 27- 36),
Baptismal site—Qasr al Yehud (Mk. 1:1-12; Mt. 3: 1-4:17; Lk. 3: 1-22;
4: 1-13; Jn. 1: 1-42, (Matt 2: 23, Luke 1: 26- 38) Overnight in Taybeh.
Day 4 Nablus/Shechem (John 4), Jezreel Valley (1 Kings 21, John 4: 46-54),
Mt. of Precipice, Nazareth (Lk. 4: 16-30), The Basilica of the Annunciation,
Sisters of Nazareth Convent (ko ch tombs), Sepphoris (time permitting). Overnight
in Galilee.
Day 5 Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha, Church of St. Peter's
Primacy (John 21), Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves (Mk. 6:30-44),
Mt. of the Beatitudes (Luke 13: 10-21, Matt 5- 7, 11: 20- 24, Mark 4- 6, John
21). Overnight in Galilee.
Day 6 Jordan River Valley, Naharayim (Island
of Peace), Jordan River Valley, Bethlehem, Old City walking tour, Church of
the Nativity (Lk 2; Mt 2), Herodion, Shepherd's Fields. Overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 7 Mt. of Olives overview and orientation to Jerusalem, Dominus Flevit,
Garden of Gethsemane, Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book, 2nd Temple Model,
Tent of Nations. Overnight in Bethlehem.
Day 8 Harem esh Sharif/Temple Mount, Old city
walking tour including the Western Wall, St. Ann’s Church, Via Dolorosa,
Lithostratos, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Mt. 27-28; John 20). PM forum:
Israeli speaker, overnight in Bethlehem
Day 9 Masada, Qumran, The Dead Sea, Wadi
Qelt. Overnight Bethlehem
Day 10 Transfer to Airport, departure and return
to USA.
