The Semester is slowly winding down out here in Jerusalem, and as the end is in sight, we are finishing up our tour time here in Jerusalem. One of the few places we had not yet visited was the famous ‘City of David’; the original city that David dwelt in, and the burial site of [...]

In continuing our tour of the Galilee, we finally got to tour… well, the Galilee; the lake itself that is. No proper tour of Galilee would be complete without a boat ride onto the lake. In conjunction with a retreat for the staff of a few different campuses, we were able to rent out one [...]

In continuing our travel around the Galilee region, we took a trip to the ancient city of Beit She’an. Beit She’an was, during the biblical period, primarily a city of the Philistines. It was well-inhabited, due to it’s strategic location near the Jordan River on a hill. The ancient city housed an Amphitheater as well [...]

Our journey continues in the Galiliee region. After a hearty breakfast in our Tiberius hotel, we were all ready to head out for the day’s sightseeing. Our first stop was Mount Arbel, where we would have a full view of the entire Galilee region. From here, we were able to get the “big picture” of [...]

One of the more beautiful places we had the opportunity to go to in the Galilee region was the ancient city of Caesarea Maritima. This city is just overflowing with thousands of years of history. First built by King Herod, it was a revolutionary city during it’s time; it was one of the first cities [...]

And so our two weeks in the Galilee area begins! Unlike the semesters before it, the summer 2012 group has been blessed with the privilege to tour for two full weeks the primary area of Jesus’ earthly ministry: the area surrounding the Galilee. Our journey began with a long bus ride from Jerusalem to Haifa; [...]

For our teaching of the Sermon on the mount we got up at a staggering 4:30 am to go all the way to the Mount of Olives. The good part was that it was still quite cool out, as compared to the usual Jerusalem heat. We walked through the normally boisterous city in almost complete [...]

As a surprise, for the second half of class, the students were blessed with the opportunity to go to the pools of Bethseda a short walk away in the old city. We met in the lobby with our bibles and notebooks and headed out into the city; we traveled close for safety, it can get [...]

Our first trip for the Life of Christ block was to none other than the very birthplace of our savior: Bethlehem. In visiting such historical sites in Israel such as Bethlehem or the Jordan river, we schedule them during the actual class day on which we will be studying an event that occurred in that location. In [...]

This past week we finished up our first class out here in Jerusalem: Joshua. This is a milestone for both the students and staff, some teaching their first block class, and others going into Joshua in depth for the first time. We covered the entire book of Joshua in just two short weeks, it is [...]