Pre-Trip Meetings
Pastor Brent & Prof. Lindsay will provide several pre-trip classes to help you prepare for the trip. The first class will be practical. We will cover the trip itinerary, travel logistics, what to bring with you, etc. The remaining classes will provide a historical overview of some of the major Old Testament, New Testament, and early Christian sites that we will be visiting.
Weekly Topics
- Trip itinerary, travel logistics, what to bring with you, etc.
- Historical overview of some of the major Old Testament sites that we will be visiting.
- Historical overview of some of the major New Testament sites that we will be visiting.
- Historical overview of some of the major Byzantine-era sites that we will be visiting.
Recommended Readings to Help you Prepare for the Trip
Adrian Curtis, Oxford Bible Atlas, 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Beautiful images, excellent maps, and accessible essays on the Holy Land in the biblical period.
Adrian Curtis, Oxford Bible Atlas, 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Beautiful images, excellent maps, and accessible essays on the Holy Land in the biblical period.
Robert G. Hoyland & H.G.M. Williamson, Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Beautiful images, excellent maps, and accessible essays on the history, geography, and material culture of the Holy Land from antiquity to the early twentieth century.
Robert G. Hoyland & H.G.M. Williamson, Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Beautiful images, excellent maps, and accessible essays on the history, geography, and material culture of the Holy Land from antiquity to the early twentieth century.
Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw, The Pilgrimage of Egeria: A New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018.
Egeria's delightful account of her pilgrimage from her home in Spain to the Holy Land in the 380s. The translators' introduction is an excellent treatment of early Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land as well as Christian religious practice in 4th-century Jerusalem.
Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw, The Pilgrimage of Egeria: A New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018.
Egeria's delightful account of her pilgrimage from her home in Spain to the Holy Land in the 380s. The translators' introduction is an excellent treatment of early Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land as well as Christian religious practice in 4th-century Jerusalem.
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography. New York: Vintage, 2011.
A witty and entertaining history of Jerusalem from antiquity to the present.
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography. New York: Vintage, 2011.
A witty and entertaining history of Jerusalem from antiquity to the present.
The edicule at the Church of the Holy Sepulcre
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