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The Study Center Trips for 2010-2011:
Biblical Resources Study Trips are a “Cut Above” most tours.
The debris of the Roman temple may remind you of the joke about the tourist who asked, “Why did the Romans build so many ruins?” Most archaeological sites are confusing and need an experienced teacher/guide to help interpret them.
Photographs of ancient sites on a tour can only give you an image of the place. But the words of the teacher/guide on a study tour have the potential of giving you a more meaningful impression of the biblical significance of the place in our understanding of history. Our teachers and staff at Biblical Resources, LLC are dedicated to offering you quality travel experiences designed particularly to help bring life and meaning from the ancient ruins.
Please study the descriptions of the unique Christian travel opportunities for you to discover the origins of your faith.
Turkey and Greece
October 3-16, 2010
14-day trip with Jim Fleming and Hannaniah Pinto
What you will See:
Our trip begins in Istanbul. We drive through Western Turkey through ancient Troy, the 7 Churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation, and then on to Hierapolis and Aphrodisia. We will sail to Patmos, Rhodes, Crete, and Santorini. In Greece we visit Philippi, Thessaloniki, Beroea, Athens & Corinth.
What you will Do:
Our theme will be following Saint Paul through the book of Acts. We will study principles of guidance in the early church. Our trip includes the rugged Turkish and Greek coasts on both sides of the Aegean Sea. Experience wonderful local food and customs in Turkey, Mediterranean cruise cuisine, and in Greece.
For more information
Mediterranean and Aegean Coasts Yacht Cruise
October 16-29, 2010
Following the Book of Acts
What you will See:
Our trip begins in Istanbul and then we fly south to the Mediterranean Sea. Most frequently we will be overnighting in remote, forested coves next to picturesque archaeological sites of significant Lycean, Greek, Roman and Byzantine ruins.
What you will Do:
Our theme will be following Saint Paul through the book of Acts. We will also study principles of guidance in the early church. Our trip includes both the rugged Mediterranean and Aegean coasts of Turkey. There will also be many optional easy-moderate hikes from one to two hours long offered daily (see above photo), as well as three charming ports for shopping.
What Life on Board will be Like:
We will have three or four 12-passenger boats known as Turkish gullets sailing in tandem from port to port. Our nights will be anchored along side one another. We will have a bus which will follow our itinerary along shore to enable us to reach inland archaeological locations. Mini-lectures will be with Dr. Fleming to the entire group on the bus or while seated among the ruins of an important archaeological discovery.
Accommodations will be in double cabins, each with private bath. Food is fresh (re-stocked at three ports along the way) with hot breakfasts, lunches and dinners, including international cuisine and many local recipes. Temperatures range from upper 60’s to the low 80’s.
For more information
Middle Egypt
January 3-16, 2011
14-day trip to Biblical sites
in Middle Egypt with Lake Nasser cruise and Sinai Desert with Jim Fleming and Hannaniah Pinto
What you will See:
Winter is the most comfortable time to travel and see Egypt. We visit the main archaeological sites in the city of Cairo and then travel to Luxor, and the Aswan area including a cruise to Abu Simbel. In the Sinai we visit Mt. Sinai and the Monastery of Saint Catherine.
What you will Do:
The full week cruising the Nile River south to Lake Aswan will be both beautiful and relaxing as we visit ancient temples and palaces. The two themes of the trip will be understanding desert spirituality and the Exodus.
(Detail to follow)
Life of Jesus
May 1-14, 2011
14-day Israel trip
with Jim Fleming
and Hannaniah Pinto
What you will See:
We begin visiting desert sites such as Beer Sheba, Arad, Masada and Qumran. In Galilee we include Nazareth, Bethsaida, Capernaum, Chorazin, Caesarea Philippi, the Golan Heights, and Caesarea on the Mediterranean Sea. We visit Bethlehem, Herodion, and important excavations and churches in Jerusalem.
What you will Do:
We will experience life in the deserts of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the arid Dead Sea sites, and then move north to enjoy the beauty of the Sea of Galilee on a boat ride. We will have reflections in Biblical places that engage our faith in fresh ways. The life of Jesus will become more real to us.
(Details to follow)
Paul's Trip to Rome
October 3-16, 2011
14-day trip to the islands of Malta and Sicily and continuing through Southern Italy to Rome with extension with Jim Fleming and Hannaniah Pinto
(Details to follow)
Rome and Northern Italy
October 16-29, 2011
Archaeology, art and Architecture Tour with Jim Fleming and Hannaniah
(Details to follow)