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PLACES, PEOPLE AND PRAYERS
A Cross-Cultural Encounter with the Holy Land
April 30 – May 23, 2009
hosted by
Dr. Dorothy Jean Weaver
Professor of New Testament (EMS)
and
Rev. Kevin A. Clark
Campus Pastor (EMS)
Greetings! And a warm welcome to you to join us on this cross-cultural encounter with the Holy Land! Our study tour, "Places, People, and Prayers," offers you a rich and multi-faceted introduction to the land, which has been home--and holy--to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike for thousands of years.
PLACES Day by day we will visit important biblical sites: Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Beersheba, Masada, the Dead Sea, Nazareth, Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee, and more. And we will relive the story of Jesus as we walk the land that Jesus walked. But there is much more to the Holy Land than ancient stones.
PEOPLE We will engage in regular People to People Conversations and in occasional home visits as well, putting us closely in touch with the many and varied voices of the Holy Land: Christians, Jews, and Muslims; Israelis and Palestinians. And as we meet these folks and listen to their stories, we will discover the hopes, the joys, and the challenges facing the peoples of this land.
PRAYERS Through it all we will join our voices in prayer. Regular times of reflection, a daily service of Evening Prayers, a Shabbat service in an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, and Sunday worship with Palestinian Christians will nourish our spirits along the way. Our tour will end with a retreat in Tiberias, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.
"Places, People, and Prayers" offers you a wide-angle lens through which to view the Holy Land, sense the heartbeat of its peoples, and "pray for the peace of Jerusalem." Do consider joining us!
Dorothy Jean Weaver and Kevin A. Clark
2009 itinerary
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Hosted by Dorothy Jean Weaver, EMS Professor of New Testament, and Kevin A. Clark
