Context Matters

Does sailing on the Mediterranean change your perspective when you return to Jerusalem? Dr. Stutzman thinks it does. And the ancient rules of the Sea? Well, if they are "avoid disaster," then they most certainly continue to apply today! 

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See Dr. Stutzman's book Sailing Acts

Want to go on his trips? Look here for a comfortable version of the trip or on JUC's website HERE for a hard core student experience.

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Discover how Dr. Stutzman went from a conservative Mennonite family to finding a love for sailing and for following Paul's footsteps...er, wake? Why does the water create such a different atmosphere for Paul's ministry?

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Learn more about Dr. Linford Stutzman HERE

See Dr. Stutzman's book Sailing Acts

Want to go on his trips? Look here.

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Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!

In this episode, Dr. Richter also discusses the self-restraint required by God of his people and what we can do in our modern, industrialized age to create a healthier relationship with the environment. 

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Her book Stewards of Eden is an IVP Reader's Choice nominee! 

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Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!

Join the Patreon Team! 

Find out more about Dr. Richter HERE

Her book Stewards of Eden is an IVP Reader's Choice nominee! 

Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!

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Find out more about Dr. Phillips HERE

See her book With God, Nothing is Impossible

And her book discussed on this show: An Introduction to Reading Biblical Wisdom Texts

Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!

Dr. Elaine Phillips joins us to discuss what Israelite wisdom texts are and why we need them in the Bible. We get into the book of Proverbs and discuss who the Proverbs 31 woman really is.

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Find out more about Dr. Phillips HERE

See her book With God, Nothing is Impossible

And her book discussed on this show: An Introduction to Reading Biblical Wisdom Texts

Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

Buy my new book Encountering Jesus in Real World of the Gospels   or listen to the audio or read the eBook!

Learn more about Dr. Sarah Harris HERE

Guess what????? A JUC sponsored FREE seminar. I'll be presenting with some other fantastically amazing scholars. Click here for information and to register for The Bible, Geography, and You.

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Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

Were Mary and Joseph alone in an A-frame barn, isolated from their community when Jesus was born? What is the political intrigue buried in the narrative of the Magi visiting Jesus? Dr. Paul Wright from Jerusalem University College helps us read the birth narratives in a more culturally aware way.

Guess what????? A JUC sponsored FREE seminar. I'll be presenting with some other fantastically amazing scholars. Click here for information and to register for The Bible, Geography, and You.

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Read Paul Wright's new books: Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography and Heart of the Holy Land. 

Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparker

Read Paul Wright's new books: Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography and Heart of the Holy Land. 

Find out more about Jerusalem University College

Guess what????? A JUC sponsored FREE seminar. I'll be presenting with some other fantastically amazing scholars. Click here for information and to register for The Bible, Geography, and You.

Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

Learn more about Dr. Norman Wirzba

Link to his book Food and Faith and read a FREE article titled "Can we live in a world without a Sabbath?"

Join the Patreon Team! https://www.patreon.com/cyndiparker

Learn more about me and sign up for Food and Wine Tours of Israel/Palestine.

For 40% off the pre-order of my new book Encountering Jesus in the Real World of the Gospels. (sale through November 30, 2020) The book is also available on Amazon and will be available as an audio book in January 2021.

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