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Introduction to the New Testament Journeys

  1.  The World of the New Testament Journeys

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The Landscapes of Palestine

The Rulers of Palestine

The Climate of Palestine

Major Jewish Religious Festivals

What is the New Testament?

Who wrote the Gospels?

English Translations of the New Testament.

 

The Birth of Christianity

  1.  John the Baptist's Journeys 

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En Kerem

The Judaean Desert

The River Jordan

John’s Baptism and Christian Baptism

Who was the Messiah?

Bethany beyond the Jordan

When did the ministries of John and Jesus begin?

Herod’s Palaces

Was John the new Elijah?

  1.  Jesus's Childhood Journeys 

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Nazareth

The Roman Census

Bethlehem

Beit Sahur

Herod’s Jerusalem

The Star of Bethlehem

Egypt in 5BC

Sepphoris

  1.  Jesus’s Journeys around Galilee 

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The Temptations

Cana

Samaria

Bethsaida

Capernaum

The Mount of Beatitudes

The Dead Sea

Homes in Jesus’s day

The Decapolis

The Parable of the Sower

The Parable of the Growing Seed

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Jesus Boat at Magdala

Gerasa

Korazin

  1.  Jesus’s Journeys beyond Galilee 

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The Lord’s Prayer

Loaves and Fishes

Tyre

Caesarea Philippi

The Transfiguration

The Temple Tax

Burqin

The Pool of Siloam

Wadi Qilt

Bethany

  1.  Jesus’s Last Journey to Jerusalem 

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Jericho

Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem

The Temple in 30AD

Tombs in the Kidron Valley

The Upper Room

Vineyards

The Passover Supper

The Mount of Olives

The Praetorium

The Valley of Hinnom

Jesus’s Death

The Tomb of Jesus

When was Jesus crucified?

Emmaus

Tiberias

The Ascension

Josephus

 

The Early Christian Church

  1.  Journeys of Jesus’s Followers 

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Who were Jesus’s followers?

Sebaste 

Gaza

Joppa

Antioch in Syria

  1.  Paul’s Journey to Damascus 

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Tarsus

Damascus

  1.  Paul’s Journey to Cyprus, Pamphylia and Galatia 

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Salamis

Paphos

Perga

Antioch in Pisidia

Iconium

Lystra

Attalia

The Council of Jerusalem

  1.  Paul’s Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia and Achaia 

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Troas

Neapolis and Samothrace

Philippi

Amphipolis and Apollonia

Thessalonica

Berea

Athens

Corinth

  1.  Paul’s Journey to Ephesus, Philippi and Corinth 

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Ephesus

Assos

Miletus

Ptolemais

  1.  Paul’s Journey to Rome 

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Caesarea

Myra

Malta

Rome

 

Letters taken to the New Churches

  1.  Paul’s letters to the believers in Galatia and Thessalonica

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Paul’s letters

Galatians

The Argument over Circumcision

Slavery in Paul’s day

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

  1.  Paul’s letters to the believers in Corinth and Rome 

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1 Corinthians

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Worship in the Early Church

2 Corinthians

Paul’s sufferings

Romans

Justification by Grace through Faith

Aquila and Priscilla and other friends of Paul

  1.  Paul’s letters to the believers in Ephesus, Colossae and Philippi 

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Ephesians

The Body of Christ

The Armour of God

Colossians

New Life in Christ

Philemon

Philippians

  1.  Paul’s letters to Timothy in Ephesus and Titus in Crete 

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Paul’s pastoral letters

Paul’s Fourth Missionary Journey

1 Timothy

Church Leaders

Titus

Nicopolis

2 Timothy

Paul’s Final Days

  1.  The letter to the Jewish believers in Antioch 

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Hebrews

Jesus – the High Priest

The New Covenant

The Gallery of the Faithful

Practical Advice for Christian living

  1.  Letters from James, Jude and Peter 

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James

Jude

1 Peter

Simon Peter

Living Stones

Babylon

2 Peter

Peter and Paul

  1.  John’s letters to the believers in Asia Minor 

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John

1 John

The 'logos' of God

The Last Days

2 John

3 John

  1.  John’s Revelation to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor 

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Revelation

Patmos

Smyrna

Pergamum

Thyatira

Sardis

Philadelphia

Laodicea and Hierapolis

The Four Living Creatures

Megiddo

The New Jerusalem

 

Background to the New Testament Journeys

  1.  The Romano-Jewish World of the New Testament

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Roman Emperors in the New Testament

Jewish Religious Leaders

New Testament Languages

Jewish and Greek Names

Jewish and Roman Currency

Jewish Nationalists

The Romano-Jewish War

Constantine and the Helena Churches

Ecumenical Church Councils

 

Introduction to the Old Testament Journeys

   22.     The World of the Old Testament Journeys

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Palestine - A Land Bridge

Routes across Palestine

The River Jordan

Ancient Israel

The Message of the Old Testament

Who wrote the Old Testament?

Dating events in the Old Testament
 

Creation, Destruction and Nomadic Wanderings

   23. The Journeys of Adam, Enoch, Noah and Abraham

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The Biblical account of Creation

The Garden of Eden

The Rivers of Eden

Trees in the Garden of Eden

Cities in Mesopotamia

The Flood

Mount Ararat

The Tower of Babel

Ur

Haran

Shechem

Sodom and Gomorrah

The Dead Sea

Abraham's Sacrifice

The Hittites

Hebron

   24. The Journeys of Isaac, Jacab and Joseph

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Beersheba

Bethel

Mahanaim

Peniel

Rachel's Tomb

The Twelve Sons of Jacob

On / Heliopolis

Joseph's Egypt in c.1660BC

The Nile Floods


The Birth of a Nation

   25. The Israelites' Journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai

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Avaris / Piramesse

Midian

Mount Sinai

The Ten Plagues

The Passover Festival

Crossing the Sea of Reeds

Dating the Exodus from Egypt

The Ten Commandments

Jewish Religious Festivals

The Ark of the Covenant

The First Census

 26.  The Journey continues from Sinai to Moab

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The Spies in Canaan

Kadesh Barnea

Mount Hor

 Arad

Moab

The Moabites

The Seven Fruits

Mount Nebo

  27.  The Israelites move into Canaan

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Gilgal

Jericho

Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim

Gibeon

The Conquest of Canaan

Hazor

The Division of Canaan

The Cities of Refuge

  28.  The Israelites face continuing opposition 

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The Judges

Mount Tabor

The Vale of Jezreel

Abimeleck - the first Israelite king

The Philistines

Ashkelon

Gaza

Dan

Gibeah
 

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah

  29.  The Journeys of Ruth and Samuel 

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Bethlehem

Shiloh

Aphek

Ashdod

Ekron

Kiriath Jearim

Ramah

  30.  Israel becomes a kingdom under Saul and David 

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Michmash and Geba

Goliath of Gath

En Gedi

Samuel's Tomb / Mizpah

Beth Shean

The City of David

David's victories

Rabbath Ammon

Absalom's Rebellion and the Battle of Ephraim

Land for the Temple

  31. The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon

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Solomon's Egyptian Queen

Tyre

Solomon's Temple

King Solomon's Mines

The Glory of the Lord

Gezer

Ships of Tarshish

The Queen of Sheba

Megiddo

Ashtoreth

Molech & Chemosh

The Treaty of Kadesh

   32.  The Divided Kingdom & Journey into Exile

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Pharaoh Shishak

Tirzah

Samaria

Mount Carmel and Elijah's flight to Beersheba

Damascus

Jezreel

Elijah's Hill

The Assyrians

  33.    Judah after the Fall of Israel

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The Samaritans

Hezekiah's Jerusalem

Lachish

Josiah's Reforms

The Battles of Megiddo and Carchemish

The Babylonians

The Fall of Jerusalem

 34.    Judah in exile in Babylonia

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Babylon

The Persians

The Downfall of the Persian Empire

The Abomination of Desolation

  35.  The Exiles return to Judah

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The Second Temple

Rebuilding the Walls of Jerusalem

The Renewal of the Law

The Dedication of Jerusalem's City Walls

Susa
 

Poetry and the Prophets

    36Songs, Prayers & Memorable Sayings

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Psalm 23

Pilgrim Psalms

Psalm 90

Honesty in the Market Place

The Ways of the LORD

  37The Philosopher, the Lover & the Mourner

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A Time for Everything

The Song of Songs

The Book of Lamentations

  38.  Amos, Hosea & Micah criticize Israel & Judah

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The World of the Old Testament Prophets

Amos

Hosea

Micah

   39.  Isaiah predicts the fall of Israel and Judah

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Isaiah

The Vineyard

Immanuel

The New Israel

The Six Woes

 40.  Isaiah offers comfort to those in exile

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Words of Comfort

The Suffering Servant

The Restoration of Jerusalem

 41.  Jonah goes to Nineveh & Nahum condemns it

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Jonah

Nineveh

Nahum

  42.  Jeremiah warns of the destruction of Jerusalem

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Jeremiah

The historical context of Jeremiah's prophesies

The Valley of Hinnom

The Fall of Jerusalem

The Lost Ark of the Covenant

  43.  Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall

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Zephaniah

Habakkuk

  44.  Ezekiel warns of the conquest of Jerusalem

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Ezekiel

The Parables of Ezekiel

Gog and Magog

Ezekiel's Vision of the New Jerusalem

  45.  Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom

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Obadiah

Edom

  46.  Haggai & Zechariah encourage re-building

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Haggai

Zechariah

  47.  Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD

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Malachi

The Day of the LORD 

Joel
 

Background to the Old Testament Journeys

  48.  The Jewish World of the Old Testament

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The Names of the God of Israel

Foreign Gods

Pharaohs of the Old Testament

The Old Testament and the Jewish Tanakh

Sources of the History of Israel and Judah

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Between the Old and the New Testaments


Comparative religion

  49.  Judaism and Christianity compared

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The Old Covenant and the New Covenant

Who is my neighbour?

Seeking revenge or Offering forgiveness?

The Commandments - impossible to keep?

Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah?

Was Jesus an outspoken rabbi or was he God?

How to get right with God: Sacrifice or Faith?

How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit?

The power of the Holy Spirit - for everyone?

A new nation? Or eternal life in God's kingdom?

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