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• https://archaeology.huji.ac.il/tel-abel-beth-maacah
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel-beth-maachah
• https://www.bibleplaces.com/hazor/
• https://christiananswers.net/dictionary/hazor.html

View the Hope in the Holy Land trailer

https://hopeintheholyland.com

https://www.graftedministries.com

View the Promise Land trailer

Todd's bio:

Todd Morehead is the Founder and Director of Grafted Ministries and is from Southern California, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is a graduate of Talbot Seminary with a M.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies and has over twenty years of experience in ministry.

Ever since Todd can remember, he’s had a love for the Jewish people and the land of Israel. He became a believer at a very young age and with that decision, the love of Israel followed suit.

In his earlier years, Todd worked for a couple different Christian organizations, but regardless of the task at hand, the Jewish people were always on his heart and mind. Wherever he went, it was as if he had a magnetic pull towards the Jewish people, which always led to new friendships. 

In his early twenties, Todd realized there was a problem; not all Christians share God’s love for Israel and the Jewish people. Being convinced by the Scriptures that the Jews are not just another people group Christians can choose to cultivate a heart for, his vision sharpened and he began to laser in on helping Christians understand their role with God’s chosen people. Grafted Ministries was birthed out of this focus.

Whether it’s the films or study guides he creates, or the Israel trips he leads—where he has been about thirty times, Todd’s aim is to awaken Christians to God’s purpose for them with the Jewish people.

Photos by Justin Kron

Dr. Hersey holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament Theology and an M.A. in Biblical Archaeology both from Trinity Evangelical Divinity Seminary. He is passionate about providing opportunity for students to see and understand the context of the Bible so they can grow in their relationship with God and His story. Oliver has over 15 years of experience teaching Bible in a variety of settings including youth camps, college classrooms, and churches. He and his wife Andra and their two children live in Jerusalem.

Summer Institute Webpage: https://juc.edu/juc-online/summer-institute

Summer Institute Registration Page: https://connect.juc.edu/register/summer-institute-2022

JUC Summer Institute 6-week sessions

Egypt and the Bible with Egyptologist Dr. James K. Hoffmeier

1. After Israel, Egypt is mentioned more than any other nation in the OT, and within its territory, the two greatest events of salvation history occurred, namely the Exodus and the Sinai theophany and covenant ceremony. This course seeks to investigate these events in their historical and geographical contexts. After the exodus, Israel continued to have political and military dealings until the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Thereafter, Egypt served as a place of refuge for Judeans. These events of the Iron age will be investigated through Egyptian archaeological sources.

Jewish Context of Jesus and the New Testament with Dr. Joel Willitts & Dr. Oliver Hersey

1. The course is a brief survey of the history, archaeology, culture, and literature of Second Temple Judaism, the context of Jesus, and the New Testament. Students will be introduced to the key events of the Jewish story and significant people who shaped that story, deepening their appreciation for Jesus’ life, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension.

Geographical Lenses on Ezekiel with Dr. Elaine Phillips & Dr. Perry Phillips

1. Studying Ezekiel, who prophesied from exile, requires expanding our focus beyond the geographical boundaries of the promised Land. This brief introduction will address Ezekiel’s messages to the communities in Jerusalem and in Babylon in the grim final years of the first temple. Join us as we explore Judah’s idolatry, the covenant sanctions, the oracles against surrounding foreign nations, the hope God’s people found in his promised forthcoming justice, and the visions of renewal – realities we might call eschatological geography.

This story is an adaptation of the Shema, God's centerpiece prayer for his people from Deuteronomy 6:4-9:

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

Order Hear, O Little One wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Hear-Little-One-Morning-Evening/dp/0736983651/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26WHSPM2DA4EH&keywords=hear+o+little+one&qid=1644540736&sprefix=hear+o+little+%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1

Trailer #1:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4kdSWWAA4U3a04M2riX7-Q

Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkviS_juArw

To learn more about the Schrotenboer's first project, The Wandering Wise Men Activity Set, go podcast #31 or to https://www.freshwindstudios.com/thewanderingwisemen

Context is key to understanding the ancient world, so that is the focus of Brad's annual conference, the Infusion Bible Conference. Even if you can't be there in person, the good news is that the material is now available online! Virtual registration includes a plethora of notes, insights, timelines, and resources, all in one convenient place! Whether you attend in person or online, the goal is to help you grow not only in your knowledge of the Bible but in faithfulness.

Infusion Conference Digital Download

https://infusionbibleconference.com/collections/conference-downloads

https://infusionbibleconference.com

Brad Gray has traveled extensively to the biblical lands of Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, and Greece, and has been leading study trips to Israel and Turkey since 2010. He is a national speaker, published author (Make Your Mark: Getting Right What Samson Got Wrong), and former teaching pastor, with over 10 years of experience serving in multiple local churches. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, Michigan), a Masters of Divinity from Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), and has done additional graduate work at Jerusalem University College (Jerusalem, Israel). Brad and his wife, Shallon, live with their four children in Nashville, Tennessee.

https://walkingthetext.com/

Mark L. Strauss (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary San Diego. He is the author or coauthor of several books and numerous articles, including How to Read the Bible in Changing Times, Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels, How to Choose a Translation for All It's Worth (with Gordon D. Fee), The Essential Bible Companion (with John Walton), and commentaries on Mark's Gospel in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary Series and Expositors Bible Commentary, Vol. 9.

He is New Testament editor of the Expanded Bible and the Teach the Text Commentary Series. He also serves as vice-chair of the Committee for Bible Translation for the New International Version and as an associate editor for the NIV Study Bible. Strauss has a heart for ministry and preaches and teaches regularly at churches, conferences, and college campuses. He is the weekly teacher at the Cove Bible Study at The Church at Rancho Bernardo. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Roxanne, and three kids.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miletus

https://www.bibleplaces.com/capernaum/

https://www.zondervan.com/9780310528593/introducing-jesus/

Video of inscription in Miletus

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iioh9i4abd5dk31/Inscription%20at%20Miletus.mov?dl=0

Mark teaching in Miletus

https://vimeo.com/103525372

Mark teaching on Revelation 3

https://vimeo.com/103448364

Mark teaching at Ephesus

https://vimeo.com/103512147

Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospelshttps://www.christianbook.com/lexham-geographic-commentary-on-the-gospels/barry-beitzel/9781683590446/pd/590446?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=academic-20-40%7C590446&p=1179710&dv=m&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9yJBhDTARIsABKIcGZJHvW5dz4wXw1GFgg_a1MbBww3w4cSudXde_uWCXfDNgYofnrxu_caAl0XEALw_wcB

The Essential Bible Companion: Key Insights for Reading God's Word

https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Bible-Companion-Insights-Reading/dp/0310266629

CHRISTOPHER D. STANLEY is a professor at St. Bonaventure University who studies the social and religious history of the Greco-Roman world, with special attention to early Christianity and Judaism. He has written or edited six books and dozens of professional articles on the subject and presents papers regularly at conferences around the world. The trilogy A Slave’s Story, which grew out of his historical research on first-century Asia Minor, is his first work of fiction. He is currently working on an academic book that explores healing practices in the Greco-Roman world, a subject that plays a vital role in this series.  

"The Past is a foreign country. They do things differently there." L.P. Hartley

https://www.aslavesstory.com

The photos in the show notes depict the Asclepion (hospital/healing center) in Pergamum

https://www.bestturkeytour.com/asclepion-pergamon-turkey/

A few principles of GTI Tours that are mentioned...

• God is in the business of restoration
• God is our CEO
• "If it's God's will, it's God's bill"
• You can't out-give God
• A GTI Tour is not a product but an experience
   

Part 1 was released on Thursday, December 23 so we encourage you to go back and listen if you missed it!

Visit https://gtitours.org/podcast for photos, links, and more from this episode. 

Cost is $59.95. For a limited time, all pre-orders receive free shipping within the continental U.S.! All proceeds go toward our Trip Scholarship Fund.
 

Check off your shopping list and at the same time, support some of our partners in the Land, like Johnny from Bethlehem at https://johnnysouvenir.com/ or Israeli guide Nadav at https://promisesofglory.com/

Homesick for Israel video:

https://vimeo.com/418114134

To learn more about the Homesick for Israel Tour in August of 2022, follow this link:

https://gtitours.org/trip/signature-homesick-for-israel

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https://gtitours.org/resources#tcs

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