Dr. Thomas Phillips
1-12 Jan. 2009
12 Day Survey of the Bible
Itinerary
Day 1 (Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009)
Depart USA
Day 2 (Friday, Jan 2)
Arrive Amman, Jordan
Overnight in Amman
Day 3 (Saturday, Jan 3)
Theme: “Transjordan”
Field trip: Jerash, Madaba Mt. Nebo
Overnight in Amman
Day 4 (Sunday, 4 January)
Field trip: transfer to Allenby Bridge,
Overnight in Galilee
Day 5 (Monday, 5 January)
Theme: "Galilee of the Nations"
Field trip: Caesarea Maritima, Megiddo, (1 Kings 9: 15, Rev, 16:16, 1 Kings 21),
Sepphoris (Isaiah 9:1, Matt 2: 23, Luke 1: 26- 38, 4:16- 30)
Overnight in Galilee
Day 6 (Tuesday, 6 January)
Theme: "Jesus Ministry Around the Sea of Galilee"
Field Trip: Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, Ginnosar Boat (including movie and gift shop), Wadi Hamam, Mt. of the Beatitudes, (Luke 13: 10-21, Matt 5- 7, 11: 20- 24,Mark 4- 6, John 21), Tabgha, Capernaum, Belvoir—time permitting (Gen. 13)
Overnight in Bethlehem
Day 7 (Wednesday, 7 January)
Theme: "The Judean Wilderness"
Field Trip: Masada; active option: those able can hike up, take cable car down,
Dead Sea, En Gedi nature hike (alternative option: mud baths at nearby spa, additional expense), Qumran
Overnight Bethlehem
Day 8 (Thursday, 8 January)
Theme: “Jerusalem and Its Environs at the Time of Jesus"
Field trip: Mt Olives overview, including Gethsemane, Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, Palestinian refugee camp, the Herodian, Shepherd's Field, 2nd Temple Model/Israel Museum/Shrine of the Book
Overnight in Bethlehem
Day 9 (Friday, 9 January)
Theme: "Jesus' Passion and Resurrection"
Field Trip: Western Wall, Temple Mount (if permitted), Old City, St. Anne’s Church, Via Dolorosa including Lithostratos, Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Mt 27-28; John 20), Gordon’s Calvary/The Garden Tomb, Southern Wall Excavations
Overnight in Bethlehem
Day 10 (Saturday, 10 January)
Theme: Desert Spirituality
Field Trip: New Testament Jericho, Wadi Qelt hike, St. George’s monastery (John 4: 46- 54, Luke 9: 51; 19, Deuteronomy 16: 5, Psalm 137, Judges 1: 27- 36, Mark 10: 32- 34, Rev. 21), Old Testament Jericho (Joshua 5-7)
Day 11 (Sunday, 11 January)
Free Day (for travel in Jerusalem and/or Bethlehem)
transfer to King Hussein Bridge
Overnight in Amman
Day 12 (Monday, 12 Jan)
Transfer to Alia Airport for return to USA, arrival in USA
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