In May 2017 I traveled with 34 students, parents and friends to Israel and Jordan. This was my eighth trip to Israel and by far my largest group. Professor Scott Shaw was a co-leader (this was his fourth trip), without his help it would have been impossible to manage a group of this size. The students were remarkable – very attentive and inquisitive and (almost) always on time. I wrote these posts while in Israel or Jordan on my iPad, so think of them as “live reports from the field.” I revisited them once I was home to add additional photographs when internet was bad and correct some typos.
Day 1 – Reading Acts is Going to Israel
Day 2 – Arrival as Planned…Almost
Day 3 – Beginning from Jerusalem
Day 5 – From the Mount of Olives and across the Kidron
Day 6 – Caesarea, Bet She’an and The Sea of Galilee
Day 7 – Following Jesus in Galilee
Day 8 – Crossing the Jordan to Visit Jordan
Day 10 – Swimming in the Red Sea
Day 11 – Mamshit, Arad and Masada
Day 13 – Slouching towards Bethlehem