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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

       36.      Songs, Prayers & Memorable Sayings 

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Psalm 23 

Pilgrim Psalms 

Psalm 90 

Honesty in the Market Place 

The Ways of the LORD

       37.      The 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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