Pre-Trip Meetings
Pastor Brent & Prof. Lindsay will host an information session about the trip at Timberline Church on Sunday, August 17 at 11:30am Mountain Time (Room 214). The information session will also be livestreamed/recorded for those who are unable to attend in person.
Beginning April 19, 2026, Pastor Brent & Prof. Lindsay will provide six pre-trip classes at Timberline Church on Sundays at 11:30am Mountain Time (April 19–May 24; Room 214) to help you prepare for the trip. The classes will also be livestreamed/recorded for those who are unable to attend in person.
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.
Questions? Contact Pastor Brent's administrative assistant, Lindsay Bryant.
[email protected]
Beginning April 19, 2026, Pastor Brent & Prof. Lindsay will provide six pre-trip classes at Timberline Church on Sundays at 11:30am Mountain Time (April 19–May 24; Room 214) to help you prepare for the trip. The classes will also be livestreamed/recorded for those who are unable to attend in person.
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.
Questions? Contact Pastor Brent's administrative assistant, Lindsay Bryant.
[email protected]
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.
Resources to Help you Prepare for the Trip
Adrian Curtis, Oxford Bible Atlas, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Beautiful images, excellent maps, and accessible essays on the Holy Land from Genesis to Jesus and the formation of the early church.
Adrian Curtis, Oxford Bible Atlas, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Beautiful images, excellent maps, and accessible essays on the Holy Land from Genesis to Jesus and the formation of the early church.
Robert Louis Wilken, The First Thousand Years: A Global History of Christianity. Yale University Press, 2012.
A wide-ranging and very accessible account of the first thousand years of the history of Christianity. In addition to major personalities, events, and ideas, Wilken also addresses topics such as monasticism, architecture, art, music, the birth of hospitals, etc. as well as the spread of Christianity in Armenia, Georgia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Persia, Central Asia, and even China during the first millennium of Christian history. A true global history.
Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw, The Pilgrimage of Egeria: A New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary. 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. In many ways, we will be following in Egeria's footsteps.
Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw, The Pilgrimage of Egeria: A New Translation of the Itinerarium Egeriae with Introduction and Commentary. 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. In many ways, we will be following in Egeria's footsteps.
Daniel Gordis, Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn. Harper Collins, 2017.
An engaging account of the history of the modern state of Israel from the early Zionist movement in the late 1800s until the early 21st century.
Daniel Gordis, Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn. Harper Collins, 2017.
An engaging account of the history of the modern state of Israel from the early Zionist movement in the late 1800s until the early 21st century.
The edicule at the Church of the Holy Sepulcre
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