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Friday 3rd – Monday 13th July 2015
(in hot weather, staying at inexpensive hotels;
planned with theological students in mind)
The
of the
Land
Book
an 11 day tour of Israel and Palestine
based in Galilee and Bethlehem
led by Mike Fuller
The Theological
Thinkers tour
Mike Fuller is a New Wine speaker,
international Bible teacher; retired
Baptist Minister and teacher of
Religious Studies; Tutor in Theology
at St Paul’s Theological Centre,
Cheltenham; and author of “The
Entire Story of the Bible in 50
Minutes” and “A Fool’s Guide to
Following Jesus”.
Friday 3rd July
Morning flight from
London Luton to
Tel Aviv
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Friday 3rd July
We are then
transferred by airconditioned bus
(with Wi-Fi) to our
first hotel …
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Friday 3rd July
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… in Tiberias,
a few
hundred
yards from
the Sea of
Galilee
Evening free!
Saturday 4th July
We start the day with an
“orientation” multi-media
presentation introducing
Galilee…
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Saturday 4th July
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… then we
explore Galilee,
passing Mount
Tabor
(a possible site of
the
Transfiguration) …
Saturday 4th July
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We visit Cana (the site
of Jesus’ first miracle,
turning water into
wine) …
Saturday 4th July
In Nazareth, we visit sites connected with
the childhood of Jesus …
The Church of the Annunciation
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The Church of the Well
Saturday 4th July
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… we also visit Nazareth Village, built to
show and explain life and trades in the time of Jesus.
Saturday 4th July
… the Mount of the Precipice, where
Jesus walked through the crowd that
sought to throw him down …
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Saturday 4th July
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… finally, we view the Valley of Armageddon – scene
of ancient battles, and the Bible setting for End Times
Saturday 4th July
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Evening mini-lecture:
An Israeli perspective
on the conflict
Sunday 5th July
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We begin today by
viewing the 2000 year
old “Jesus boat” at a
nearby kibbutz …
Sunday 5th July
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We sail across the lake on a replica of this boat,
pausing on the lake for our Sunday worship…
Sunday 5th July
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We visit Kursi on the Sea of Galilee - the site associated
with the story of the “Gadarene swine”…
Sunday 5th July
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… the recently discovered village of Bethsaida,
Peter and Andrew’s home …
The “Fishermen’s House” at Bethsaida
Sunday 5th July
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… then continue to Capernaum (Jesus’ home town) …
Sunday 5th July
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… where we see
Peter’s house and the
ancient synagogue.
Sunday 5th July
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We visit Tabgha
(associated with the feeding
of the 5000, and one of Jesus’
resurrection appearances)
Sunday 5th July
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We end the day with worship together
on the “Mount of the Beatitudes”
Sunday 5th July
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Evening minilecture:
Do chronology
and geography
matter in the
evangelists’
accounts of Jesus
life?
Monday 6thJuly
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Leaving the
Galilee, we
drive south
through the
Jordan Valley
Monday 6thJuly
We see the
baptismal site
where it is
believed Jesus
was baptised by
John the Baptist
It may be possible to
baptise any member of the
group who wants this – in
the Jordan river
Please talk to Mike about
this well beforehand!
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Monday 6thJuly
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We visit Jericho, viewing
excavations of the oldest
city on earth …
Monday 6thJuly
… seeing the
Mount of
Temptation …
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Monday 6thJuly
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… and remember
Jesus’ meeting with
Zacchaeus.
Monday 6thJuly
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We pass through
the Wadi Kelt (the
valley of the
shadow of death)
and see St George’s
Monastery across
the valley …
Monday 6thJuly
In Bethany, we see the tomb of Lazarus …
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… and
continue to our
new hotel,
within the
Palestinian
territory, in
Bethlehem
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Monday 6thJuly
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Evening minilecture:
How important is
the historicity of
the birth
narratives?
Tuesday 7th July
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In the morning we visit Herodion, one of Herod’s palaces …
…
Tuesday 7th July
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… then see the “Shepherds’ Fields”,
and worship together in one of the
ancient shepherds’ caves.
Tuesday 7th July
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We visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Tuesday 7th July
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We visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
Tuesday 7th July
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The remainder of the day is free to
meet local Arab Christians,
including visiting Bethlehem Bible
College (with a lecture on the
Palestinian view of the conflict), and
The Tent of Nations peace initiative
Tuesday 7th July
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Evening mini-lecture:
Did God command
ethnic cleansing in
the Old Testament?
Wednesday 8th July
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Arriving in Jerusalem, we view the city from the top
of the Mount of Olives …
Wednesday 8th July
We explore the
Temple Mount
excavations …
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Wednesday 8th July
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… and then see
the Western Wall
- a buttressing
wall which is all
that remains of
the Temple …
Wednesday 8th July
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… and explore the tunnels
under the Temple Mount …
Wednesday 8th July
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… at one point,
walking on
flagstones that
Jesus almost
certainly
walked on.
Wednesday 8th July
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We continue to see the
excavations of David’s city
Wednesday 8th July
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… and, for those who
want, walk through
Hezekiah’s tunnel …
Wednesday 8th July
… finishing at the Pool of Siloam …
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Wednesday 8th July
… where we also see a
newly excavated
paved street from the
time of Jesus.
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Wednesday 8th July
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Evening minilecture:
Do the Old
Testament
covenant
promises
apply to the
modern State
of Israel?
Thursday 9th July
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We return to the Western Wall
- the buttressing wall which is
all that remains of the Temple
… hopefully, seeing a
Bar Mitzvah…
Thursday 9th July
We then walk down
into Jerusalem from the
top of the Mount of
Olives, following the
route Jesus took on the
first Palm Sunday …
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Thursday 9th July
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…. stopping at the
Dominus Flavit church,
which marks the
place where Jesus
wept over Jerusalem
Thursday 9th July
We spend some time in contemplation
and worship at Gethsemane …
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Thinkers tour
Thursday 9th July
We spend some time in contemplation
and worship at Gethsemane …
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Thinkers tour
Thursday 9th July
… and then follow the “Last path”
through the Kidron valley …
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Thursday 9th July
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… and visit a possible site
of Caiaphas’ house
Thursday 9th July
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We view the
valley of
Gehinnom
Thursday 9th July
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Our evening
meal will be a
Messianic
form of the
Passover
seder
Friday 10th July
Returning to
the Old City,
we visit the
Bethesda
pool, where
Jesus healed
a paralysed
man
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Friday 10th July
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We see the Lithostratus
(thought to be part of the
courtyard from Herod’s
Antonia Fortress)
Friday 10th July
We follow part of the “Via Dolorosa” –
remembering Jesus’ walk to the cross …
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Friday 10th July
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We see a possible location of the Upper Room …
Friday 10th July
… and the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre - the
traditional location of the
crucifixion
Friday 10th July
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We finish the day with quiet reflection at
an alternative site for Jesus’ death and resurrection …
“Gordon’s Calvary” and
the Garden Tomb
Friday 10th July
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Evening minilecture:
How much
does it matter
whether Jesus
died on the
Day of
Passover?
Saturday 11th July
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A day in the desert!
After an early
breakfast, we drive
south to the desert
and the fortress of
Masada …
Saturday 11th July
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We visit Qumran, where the
Dead Sea Scrolls were
found …
Saturday 11th July
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We see the oasis of Ein
Gedi, associated with the
story of David and Saul …
Saturday 11th July
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… and have an opportunity to “swim” in the Dead Sea!
Sunday 12th July
Our morning worship is in Jerusalem …
… either at Christchurch, an
Anglican Church inside the
city walls with Messianic links
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(afternoon free)
… or at East Jerusalem Baptist
Church, an English speaking
congregation with a number of
Palestinian believers
Monday 13th July
In the morning we visit the Israel Museum
– where we see a model of Jerusalem in
the time of Jesus, the Shrine of the Book
(where some of the Dead Sea Scrolls are
displayed) and other antiquities
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Monday 13th July
We then visit the newly
extended Yad
Vashem Holocaust
memorial …
Monday 13th July
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… before travelling on to
Tel Aviv for our
flight home
£1275
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includes half board, air-conditioned
coach, en-suite, gratuities, licensed
guide, all entrance fees
does not include any fuel surcharge,
lunches, insurance
Please ask for a
brochure with further
details, and a booking
form with full conditions
www.mikefuller.org.uk