Specialization Course in

Christianity for Tour Guides

in ZoomYad Izhak Ben-Zvi

Course Director: Yisca Harani

October 4-28, 2021 18:00-21:15 | Mon.-Thur.

Introductory evening: Tuesday, August 17 2021 | 20:00-21:30Naama Nissani, Course Coordinator, Yad Ben-Zvi IntroductionFather Dr. David Neuhaus SJ, Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the Holy Land A Geo-Theological Reading of Legion and the Pigs (The Gospel according to Mark 5: 1-20)Yisca Harani, Independent Scholar and Course Director The Jerusalem–Jericho Road and the Good Samaritans

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Week 1

Monday, October 4 202118:00 Yisca Harani

The Forerunner: Historical, Theological and Comparatrive Readings on John the Baptist

19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ What are the Christian Scriptures?

Tuesday, October 5 202118:00 Prof. Uzi Leibner, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Synagogues and their Function in the Times of Jesus and after the Destruction of the Temple

19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ Jesus the Jew and Jesus Christ in the Scriptures

Wednesday, October 6 202118:00 Dr. Yair Furstenberg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jewish Law in the times of Jesus: Ideology and Practice

19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ The Unity of the New Testament with the Old Testament

Thursday October 7 202118:00 Dr. Yair Furstenberg

Purity and Purification Rites in First-Century Judaism

19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ The Gospel according to Mark

21:15 Questions & Answers

Week 2

Monday, October 11 202118:00 Prof. Amy-Jill Levine, Vanderbilt University

Of Pearls and Prodigals: Interpreting the Parables of Jesus as Jewish Stories

19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ The Gospel according to Matthew

Tuesday, October 12 202118:00 Prof. Amy-Jill Levine

Seven Common Errors about the Jewish Context of Jesus

19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ The Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles

Wednesday, October 13 202118:00 Prof. Eyal Regev, Bar Ilan University

Jesus, Early Christians and the Temple19:45 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ

The Gospel according to John and his Other Writings

Thursday October 14 202118:00 Father Dr. David Neuhaus SJ

The Old Testament as a Christian Scripture19:45 Prof. Mordechai Aviam, Kinneret Academic College

The “Real” Bethsaida and Other New Archeological Findings in the Galilee

21:15 Questions & Answers

Week 3

Monday, October 18 202118:00 Dr. Leen Ritmeyer

The Jerusalem of Jesus: Texts and Archeology 19:45 Dr. Anastasia W. Keshman, The Hebrew University of

Jerusalem Holy Place or Sacred Space? What Makes the Churches of the Holy Land Unique?

Tuesday, October 19 202118:00 Prof. Wave Nunnally, Evangel University

The Teachings, Prayers and Miracles of Jesus19:45 Dr. Anastasia W. Keshman

Holy Place or Sacred Space? - continued

Wednesday, October 20 202118:00 Yisca Harani

The Status Quo in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

19:45 Dr. Anastasia Keshman W. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Architecture and Art - Past and Present (Part 1)

Thursday October 21 202118:00 Prof. Jackie Feldman, Ben Gurion University

Evangelical Pilgrimage to the Bible Land: Theology, Archeology and Politics

19:45 Dr. Anastasia W. Keshman The Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Architecture and Art - Past and Present (Part 2)

21:15 Questions & Answers

Week 4

Monday, October 25 202118:00 Rivkah Fishman-Duker, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Christian Use of the Works of Josephus: A Thematic and Historical Survey

19:45 Yisca Harani Accusations against the Jews in the New Testament

Tuesday, October 26 202118:00 Dr. Therese Andrevon Gottstein, The Catholic

University of Paris Catholic Documents regarding Jews and Judaism after the Shoah

19:45 Maayan Raveh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Palestinian Liberation Theology

Wednesday, October 27 202118:00 Yisca Harani

Women and Gender in the New Testament 19:45 Jeff Cavins, Catholic Church of America

Tips for Guiding Christians in the Holy Land21:15 Questions & Answers

Thursday October 28 202118:00 Prof. Ronny Reich, Israel Antiquities Authority

Excavated Findings in the City of David Related to the Historical Jesus

18:45 Dr. Benjamin Arubas, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem New Insights on Caperneum Based on the Analysis of the Archeological Findings

19:45 Yisca Harani The Gospel According to Thomas: What is the “Right Gospel”?

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Additional tours will be offered - under separate payment and registration* Program is subject to change

Cost: 1,500 NIS | Discount for licensed tour guides - only 1,100 NIS Special prices for registration before Aug. 31

Academic director: Yisca Harani Course coordinator: Naama Nissani

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