Special Education classes: History and the Holy Land

St. Matthew’s offered three afternoon and evening classes on the history and archaeology of Israel. The sessions were specifically geared for those going on the church-sponsored Holy Land pilgrimage in May, but were open to anyone who wants to attend. (St. Matthews is offering a tour the Holy Land, May 17-27.) Classes were facilitated by Dan Bice.

 

Video recordings of the March 21 Adult Session on the Dead Sea Scrolls are online [here]

Podcast of the March 21 presentation available for downloading or listening [here]

Photos March 21 Adult Session on the Dead Sea Scrolls [here]

Additional information about the Israel pilgrimage [here]

 

Special adult education sessions:

(1) Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls to Life, Sunday, March 21
The discovery of these scrolls in late 1946 have been widely hailed as the greatest archaeological find of modern times. In this session, the focus was on the amazing story of the discovery and their importance for understanding ancient Judaism, the origins of Christianity and our modern Bibles. The presentation was accompanied by photos of Qumran, the various texts discovered in the caves there and the individuals responsible for finding and translating the 900 texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The session serves as an introduction for those who want to visit the current exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Books on the Dead Sea Scrolls as recommended in the March 21 session (with links to amazon.com for reference) [here]

Video recordings of the Adult Sessions on the Dead Sea Scrolls is online [here]

Photos of the March 21 Adult Session on the Dead Sea Scrolls in the online Photo Album [here].

 

(2) Digging for Jesus, Sunday, April 18
This session explored the top 10 archaeological finds in the Holy Land that help us better understand the life of Jesus. These included many artifacts and sites that will be part of our trip to Israel, including the ancient boat from Galilee, the Apostle Peter’s house, the excavations at Qumran and Masada and the city of Caesarea Maritima. This presentation, which drew on John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan Reed’s book “Excavating Jesus,” included dozens of photos of locations and artifacts from Israel.

Videos of this session are online [here]

Podcast of the April 18 presentation available for downloading or listening [here]

 

(3) Distinguishing fact from fiction in Israel
Every church, synagogue and city in the Holy Land has a grand story attached to it -- and some of them are even true. We discussed some of the major sites that we will be visiting in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Masada and Galilee and try to determine what is legend, what is myth and what may be true about these important places.

 

Additional information about the pilgrimage is [here]

 

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