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Biblical Resources, LLC

Scroll NewsletterSummer, 2011

Located at the Explorations in Antiquity Center; P.O. Box 3900; 130 Gordon Commercial Dr. LaGrange, GA 30241; Ph: 706) 885-0363, Fax: 706) 885-0364 Email: [email protected]; Web: www.biblicalresources.net, or Digging4it.net

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Biblical Resources Study Tripsto Unusual Destinations with Important Biblical Themes

The recent astounding events in North Africa andthe Middle East known as “The Arab Spring” havecaused some travelers to wonder about safety concernsin traveling to this part of the world. It is indeedremarkable how fast-moving the changing events occur.

The Biblical Resources Study Center has never suf-fered an incident in our 38 years of group travel. Thereason is simple, we consider seriously what the USEmbassy advises in any country to which we plantravel. For this reason we postponed our Egypt/Jordanplanned for January, 2012, to be re-evaluated for 2013.

Please look at the titles on the right column forsome of the unique Christian travel opportunities we areoffering the next two years. Each itinerary has beendesigned to help you discover the origins of your faithand learn how early followers of Jesus sought to applyhis teachings to the daily challenges they met in life.

--Jim Fleming/ Hannaniah Pinto

Trip Summaries: Look what we havein store for you in 201l-2012

October 17-Nov 2, 201lExploratory 14 day Western Mediterranean and NorthAfrica- JF & HP private research trip only

November 19-December 5, 201116 day Israel and Jordan study course in Israel andJordan with Australian Ridley College. HP

New! January 8-21, 201214 day Unseen Israel trip with important archaeo-logical sites not normally visited in the desert andaround Galilee with JF & HP.Optional extra Jerusalem Extension Jan 21-23

February 16-Mar 3, 2012 (Sold Out)15 day Israel and Jordan Life of Jesus trip with JF

May 5-19, 201214 day Life of Jesus to Israel, including the Negevdesert, Galilee and Jerusalem, with JF & HP

June 11-22, 201212 day Life of Jesus in Galilee & Jerusalem, HP/JF

October 2-15, 201214 day Mediterranean and Aegean Turkey in Actsand Revelation with Cappadocia, Antalia, Myra,Patara, Hieropolis, Colossi, Aphrodesia, Miletus,Didima and the Seven Churches, with JF & HP

October 22-Nov 2, 2012Rome and Northern Italy Archaeology, Art andArchitecture Tour including Pompeii, Capri, Rome,Florence, Ravena, Venice and Milan with JF & HP

January 8-22, 2013 (Tentative)Egypt, Sinai, Jordan and Israel trip, The Deserts ofthe Bible. We will have comfortable accommoda-tions but visit remote destinations which were sig-nificant to the origins of our faith with JF and HP

Group travel with Biblical Resources includes classes and re-flections on important theological implications of what you see.

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Biblical Resources, LLC

Scroll NewsletterSummer, 2011

Located at the Explorations in Antiquity Center; P.O. Box 3900; 130 Gordon Commercial Dr. LaGrange, GA 30241; Ph: 706) 885-0363, Fax: 706) 885-0364 Email: [email protected]; Web: www.biblicalresources.net, or Digging4it.net

BiblicalResources

Biblical Resources Study Tripsto Unusual Destinations with Important Biblical Themes

The recent astounding events in North Africa andthe Middle East known as “The Arab Spring” havecaused some travelers to wonder about safety concernsin traveling to this part of the world. It is indeedremarkable how fast-moving the changing events occur.

The Biblical Resources Study Center has never suf-fered an incident in our 38 years of group travel. Thereason is simple, we consider seriously what the USEmbassy advises in any country to which we plantravel. For this reason we postponed our Egypt/Jordanplanned for January, 2012, to be re-evaluated for 2013.

Please look at the titles on the right column forsome of the unique Christian travel opportunities we areoffering the next two years. Each itinerary has beendesigned to help you discover the origins of your faithand learn how early followers of Jesus sought to applyhis teachings to the daily challenges they met in life.

--Jim Fleming/ Hannaniah Pinto

Trip Summaries: Look what we havein store for you in 201l-2012

October 17-Nov 2, 201lExploratory 14 day Western Mediterranean and NorthAfrica- JF & HP private research trip only

November 19-December 5, 201116 day Israel and Jordan study course in Israel andJordan with Australian Ridley College. HP

New! January 8-21, 201214 day Unseen Israel trip with important archaeo-logical sites not normally visited in the desert andaround Galilee with JF & HP.Optional extra Jerusalem Extension Jan 21-23

February 16-Mar 3, 2012 (Sold Out)15 day Israel and Jordan Life of Jesus trip with JF

May 5-19, 201214 day Life of Jesus to Israel, including the Negevdesert, Galilee and Jerusalem, with JF & HP

June 11-22, 201212 day Life of Jesus in Galilee & Jerusalem, HP/JF

October 2-15, 201214 day Mediterranean and Aegean Turkey in Actsand Revelation with Cappadocia, Antalia, Myra,Patara, Hieropolis, Colossi, Aphrodesia, Miletus,Didima and the Seven Churches, with JF & HP

October 22-Nov 2, 2012Rome and Northern Italy Archaeology, Art andArchitecture Tour including Pompeii, Capri, Rome,Florence, Ravena, Venice and Milan with JF & HP

January 8-22, 2013 (Tentative)Egypt, Sinai, Jordan and Israel trip, The Deserts ofthe Bible. We will have comfortable accommoda-tions but visit remote destinations which were sig-nificant to the origins of our faith with JF and HP

Group travel with Biblical Resources includes classes and re-flections on important theological implications of what you see.

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Do you recognize these important biblical sites?If not, it is time for you to come on our “Useen Israel Trip”

January 8-21, 2012 (site identifications on p. 3)

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What you will See:This trip visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Sorrento, Amal-

fi, Capri, Rome’s many archaeological sites and church-es, Florence, Ravena, Venice (above), Milan (we willsee Da Vinci’s Last Supper) and stay in the Italian Alps.

What you will See:This trip will begin in the Land of Goshen of the

Nile Delta and then follow the Exodus through theSinai Desert, visit Serabit el-Khaddem (above), JebelMusa, and Saint Catherine’s Monastery. We will ferryacross to Aquaba, Jordan and visit Petra and Wadi Rum.Then we cross into Israel and visit the Red Sea, theDesert Animal Preserve, Timna, and sites in theWildernesses of Paran, Zin, Aravah, and Judah.

What you will See:We begin with Arad, Beer Sheba and the Dead Sea’s

archaeological sites, then follow the life of Jesus fromNazareth, to Cana, then on to the Sea of Galilee’stowns. We will withdraw to Caesarea Philippi, and thenon to Caesarea Maritima, and Jerusalem’s main sites.

What you will See:Beer Sheba, Mampsis, Avedat, Ramon Crater, Elath,

Timna, Tamar, Arad, a Bedouin experience, Mt. Sodomsalt cave, W. Zohar, Masada, Ein Gedi temple, Qumrancaves, Wadi Abel Mehola, Ein Harod, Tel Jezreel,Shunnem, Nain, Nazareth, Beit Shearim, Sephoris,Jotapata (above), Mt Tabor, Mt. Berniece, Tiberias,Hammath Gader, Hippus, Gesher, Chorazin, W. Ammudcaves, Capernaum, Chinnereth, Magdala, Arbel syna-gogue, Gamla, Caesarea Philippi, Tel Dan, Omrit,Hazor, Caesarea, Antipatris, Herodium, Jerusalem’sCity of David sites, Pool of Siloam, museums, andrecent discoveries such as the Ketef Hennom tomb.

What you will See:The trip begins in Istanbul and then flies to

Cappadocia’s many churches and underground sites.We continue to Konya to begin our Book of Acts sitesalong the Mediterranean coast: These include Antalia,Perge, Myra, and Patara. We then head inland forColossi, Laeodicea, Hieropolis, Aphrodesia, Miletusand Didyma. We also tour the other churches of thebook of Revelation: Smyrna, Philadelphia, Sardis, Per-gamum (above) and Ephesus, where we will have a fullday of visits to its archaeological sites and museums.

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Life of Jesus trips to IsraelMay 5-29, June 11-22, 2012

Rome and Northern ItalyOct, 22- Nov 2, 2012

Mediterranean and Aegean TurkeySeptember 30 - October 15, 2012

Unseen Israel trip (New)January, 8-21, 2012

The Deserts of the BibleJanuary 8-22, 2013

1.Byzantine Church at Tel Avedat, Wilderness of Zin2. Wilderness Tabernacle replica at Elath3. Abel Mehola, hometown of Elisha, Jordan Valley4. Old Testament city gate complex at Chinnereth on

the shores of the Sea of Galilee5 Water “from the rock” at Ein Mor, Wilderness of Zin6. 45-foot high walls of Lower Gadara hot springs

healing bath complex from the time of Jesus7. Old Testament Beer Sheba descent to water system8. City gate cultic high place at Gesher, near Bethsaida9. Bedouin hot lunch and cultural talk in a goat hair

tent west of Masada10. Newly discovered odeon (small theater) on the

slopes of the Herodion, Herod’s palatial monument11. 2900-2700 BCE dual temples to the gods above and

the gods below at Tel Arad12. Odeon city council building at the Decapolis city of

Hippus above the Sea of Galilee13. New excavations outside the Dung Gate, Jerusalem14. Underground aqueduct system at Sepphoris, Galilee15. Large mosaic pattern for a triclinium table at the

reception hall of Procruator Festus in Caesarea16. Two round towers at Herod Antipas’ Tiberias gate17. Synagogue columns at the Arbel cliff plateau18. Jotapata (Yodfat) defense walls where Josephus

defected to Rome, near ancient Cana of Galilee19. Ponteus Pilate’s box seat at the stadium of Caesarea20. Egyptian temple and Midianite shrine from the time

period of the Exodus in the Timna Valley near Elath21. The Temple of Augustus Ceaser built by Herod the

Great at Omrit, Hulah Valley

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2011-2012 CONFERENCE CALENDARDATE: PLACE: PHONE:_________________________________________

2011

May 1-14 Israel study tour 706-885-0363Jun -3-14 Greece and Italy tour 706-885-0363July 10 & 17 Norcross GA 770-441-218Aug 14 Houston TX 832-668-1836Aug 22-27 Ocean Grove, NJ 732-775-0035 Sep 11-13 Burlington NC 336-227-6263Oct 17-Nov 2 West Med. Research TripNov 7-11 Lake Junaluska NC 800-482-1442 Nov 14-16 LaGrange, GA 706-885-0363Nov 20-21 Knoxville, TN 865-524-3048Dec 4-6 Hot Springs Village, AR 501-922-4503

2012

Jan 8-21 Unseen Israel tour 706-885-0363Feb 21-Mar 3 Israel and Jordan 706-885-0360Mar 9-11 Brunswick, GA 912-265-4883Mar 12-14 LaGrange, GA 706-885-0363Apr 8 Sunrise Celeb. (Tears) 706-885-0363Apr 19 Holocaust Remembr. 706-885-0363May 5-19 Life of Jesus Israel 706-885-0363Jun 11-22 12 Day Life of Jesus 706-885-0363Aug 4 Fairfield Glade, TN 931-484-7273Aug 20-25 Ocean Grove NJ 732-775-0035Oct 2-15 Med. & Aegean Turkey 706-885-0363Oct 22-Nov 2 Rome & North Italy 706-885-0363Nov 5-9 Lake Junaluska NC 800-482-1442 Nov 7-11 Lake Junaluska, NC 800 482-1442Nov 12-14 LaGrange, GA 706-885-0363

2013Jan 8-22, ‘13 Egypt, Sinai, Jordan 706-885-0363

and Israel Tour

Color: Jim is outside the United States

Please phone or email Sally Dowland, our lecturebureau coordinator, who will be happy to help youwith dates for lecture conference subjects and pro-motional ideas. Interest in study tours should bedirected to [email protected]

Conference Calendarfor Jim Fleming

Conferences about Recent Biblical,Archaeological & Mid-Eastern Research

USA Coordinator: Sally Dowland212 Knox Street; Houston, TX 77007Phone: 713-863-1769 for Conferences

email: [email protected] northern West Bank Wadi Mehola farming & grazing

The year 2011 should see continued research onBiblical Resources coming publications about the Life ofthe Shepherd and Farmer in biblical times. Thoughmost of the photography is finished now, the challengeof raising money and completing the Stepped RomanTheater and Market Street at the EIA museum havetaken research time from Jim Fleming and HannaniahPinto’s schedules. The completion of these booksremain a high priority in their schedules.

Contact Form:Please Check

EIA Museum book: ($39.00 plus $5 shipping)“Life of the Shepherd, Farmer and Village in the Bible.” Color & glossy photos (160 pp) ____

Last Supper book, color ($49.00 + $7 shipping)“Jesus’ Last Night w/ Disciples” (240 pp) ____

List of CD radio programsVarious CD prices and shipping ____

GA residents add 7% tax

Please phone (706)-885-0363 or Email us at: [email protected]

for Study Tour Trip Brochures:

14 day Unseen Israel Trip, Jan 8-21, 2012 ____15 day Israel Trip, May 5-19, 2012 ____10 day Israel Trip, Jun 11-22, 2012 ____14 day Turkey Trip, Oct 2-15, 2012 ____12 day Italy Trip, Oct 22-Nov 2, 2012 ____15 day Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Jan 8-22, 2013 ____Please send check or credit card information:Name:___________________________________Address:_________________________________City:________________State:_____Zip:_______Phone:__________________________________e-mail: __________________________________Card: MC____Visa____Dis____ Exp Date:_____Card num.:_______ _______ _______ _______

Fleming and Pinto Continue Researchon Ancient Shepherding and Farming

Let the Biblical Resources Study Centerhelp you organize a Biblical Lands Trip

for your church with group rates


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