Course
Biblical Archaeology – 2022/2023
Presentation
Included
- Hotels with half board (breakfast and dinner)
- Double room accommodation
- Entrances to historical sites, archaeological sites and sightseeing tours
- Guide in the language in English / Spanish
- Luxury buses with Wi-Fi
- Driver tips, guide and bellboy
- Transfer: Airport – Hotel – Airport
Not included
- Flight ticket
- Travel insurance/doctor
- Lunch +- US$25.00 per day
- Extras in the hotel (drinks, phone calls, laundry…)
Course period
- December 29th a January 8th
Details
- Language: English
- Duration: 10 Days
- Vacancies: 50
Limited availability
AGENDA
- Thursday, December 29th
Arrival to Ben Gurion International Airport and transfer to the hotel in Jerusalem
Welcome!
a. Presentation of the program
Prof. David Sedaca & M.A. Ariel Horovitz
* Night in Jerusalem
- Friday, December 30th
Jerusalem
Topic: Jerusalem and the Temple in Biblical Archaeology and Hellenistic-Roman period
a. City of David
- View of Jerusalem of the First Temple period
- Palace of King David?
- The “G” Area
- Warren Shaft
- Hezekiah´s Tunnel
- Siloam Pool
b. Davidson Centre and Archaeological Park
c. Western Wall
Archaeologist Eli Shukron
* Night in Jerusalem
- Saturday, December 31st
Jerusalem
Topic:
- Mount of Olives:
a. View of the Temple Mount
b. “Day of the Lord and Kingdom of God: Jewish Eschatological Hopes”,
Dr. David Schroeder
- Israel Museum and shrine of the book:
a. Dead Sea Scrolls
b. Jerusalem Model in the Second Temple period
c. Gallery of Biblical Archaeology
Dr. Adolfo Roitman
* Night in Jerusalem
- Sunday, January 1st
Jerusalem
HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
- Lecture: “The Bible: History or Literature?”
Dr. Adolfo Roitman
- Lecture: “Jerusalem and the Temple in ancient Judaism and Christianity”
Dr. Adolfo Roitman
- Introduction to Biblical Archaeology
Prof. David Sedaca
- Tour in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
M.A. Ariel Horovitz
- Free at Dead Sea
* Night in Dead Sea
- Monday, January 2nd
Judean Desert
Topic: The Desert in Israel spirituality
a. Masada
b. Qumran
c. Jericho
Yehuda Kaplan
* Night in Tiberias
- Tuesday, January 3rd
Galilee I
Topic: Paganism, Christianity and Judaism
a. Beit Shean
b. Sepphoris
- Yehuda Kaplan
- Evening Lecture: The New Testament Archaeology,
Prof. David Sedaca
* Night in Tiberias
- Wednesday, January 4th
Galilee II
Topic: The Galilee at First and Second Temple period
a. Tel Dan
b. Caesarea Philippi
c. Golan Heights
- Yehuda Kaplan & Prof. David Sedaca
* Night in Tiberias
- Thursday, January 5th
Galilee III
Topic: In the path of Jesus
a. Magdala
b. Mount of Beatitudes, “The Kingdom of Jesus”,
Dr. David Schroeder
c. Corazin
d. Capernaum
e. Ancient boat museum
f. Sailing around Sea of Galilee
Yehuda Kaplan & Prof. David Sedaca
* Night in Tiberias
- Friday, January 6th
Jezreel Valley and Mediterranean Coast
Topic: Christianity
a. Megiddo
b. Caesarea Maritima
Yehuda Kaplan & Prof. David Sedaca
* Night in Jerusalem
- Saturday, January 7th
Jerusalem
Topic: Jesus´ final moments: from history to myth
- The Upper Room
- St. Peter in Gallicantu
- The Garden of Gethsemane
- Bethesda
- Via Dolorosa
- Holy Sepulchre
- Garden Tomb, “Covenant in Hebrew and Christian Faiths”,
Dr. David Schroeder
Archaeologist Eli Shukron & Prof. David Sedaca
Evening:
- Closing conference of the course – Dr. Adolfo Roitman
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s certification ceremony
* Night in Jerusalem
- Sunday, January 8th