Paul’s Walk From Troas To Assos

Bible History Daily is a publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society Featured in this issue: Paul's Walk From Troas To Assos October 6, 2016 Send to a Friend | Subscribe to RSS | Trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in browser.   Paul's Walk From Troas To Assos Follow in Paul's final footsteps this May 20–31, 2017 For the first time ever, Tutku Tours has arranged a pilgrimage to follow in Paul's final footsteps—literally! Next spring, join Dr. Mark Wilson and Dr. Meg Ramey for an unforgettable experience in Turkey on Paul's Walk From Troas To Assos! Over the course of Paul's three missionary journeys, he walked approximately 10,000 miles across the eastern Roman Empire sharing the good news of Jesus as he went. His very last walk of these missionary journeys took place on the Troad peninsula in the mid-'60s A.D. while he was traveling back to Jerusalem. Knowing that trouble awaited him there (cf. Acts 20:22–24), Paul left his traveling companions to sail around the coast without him while he walked the Roman road from Alexandria Troas to Assos, presumably alone (cf. Acts 20:13–14). The 30-mile walk and the two days that it likely took him to travel would have given him ample time for meditation as he reflected on his life and ministry thus far. On this breathtaking tour with leading experts, we will spend three days retracing Paul's route from Alexandria Troas—walking beside the beautiful turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, following the ancient sacred way leading to the Smintheum, Apollo's Temple, and meandering over the pastoral hills and farmland of the Troad—until we arrive at the ancient acropolis and harbor of Assos, one of the most beautiful spots in all of Anatolia. The trip will include tours at Ephesus, where Paul visited twice (Acts 18:18–21; 19:1–20:1) and to whose inhabitants he addressed his famous epistle Ephesians; the church at Pergamum that the Apostle John both affirmed and chastised (Rev. 2:12–17); and an afternoon ferry to the Greek island of Mytilene. Let Dr. Mark Wilson, Director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey, and Dr. Meg Ramey, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Messiah College in Grantham, PA, be your guides on this amazing journey. Whether you're a lover of nature, history or the Apostle Paul, or if you're in need of time for reflecting on life and the spiritual rejuvenation that hiking and meditating can provide, we invite you to walk this sacred way with us! View the full itinerary » E6TO06 Send to a friend Would a friend or colleague enjoy this story? Send this email. Free eBooks See all free eBooks » Masada: The Dead Sea's Desert Fortress Who Was Jesus? Exploring the History of Jesus' Life Life in the Ancient World: Crafts, Society and Daily Practice     Subscribe Now BROWSE TOPICS Biblical Artifacts Artifacts and the Bible Dead Sea Scrolls Inscriptions Biblical Sites & Places Biblical Archaeology Places Biblical Archaeology Sites Jerusalem Temple at Jerusalem Biblical Topics Ancient Israel Archaeologists, Biblical Scholars & Works Bible Interpretation Bible Versions and Translations Biblical Archaeology Topics Crucifixion Exodus Hebrew Bible New Testament Post-Biblical Period People & Cultures in the Bible Jesus/Historical Jesus People in the Bible   You received this email as part of your free registration to Bible History Daily emails. Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address bas@biblicalarchaeology.org to your address book may whitelist us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. Did a friend send this to you? Sign up and get a FREE downloadable eBook, Ten Top Biblical Archaeology Discoveries, along with free email updates. Manage Account | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Policy Copyright © 2016 Biblical Archaeology Society 4710 41st Street NW Washington, DC 20016 Telephone: 202 364-3300

Ancient Latrine: A Peek into King Hezekiah’s Religious Reforms?

Trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in browser October 6, 2016 Feature Ancient Latrine Discovered at Tel Lachish A peek into King Hezekiah's religious reforms? A millennia-old latrine discovered at Tel Lachish in Israel could be evidence of King Hezekiah's religious reforms enacted throughout the Kingdom of Judah in the eighth century B.C.E. The Hebrew Bible has several references to King Hezekiah's efforts to centralize worship in Jerusalem and abolish it elsewhere. Read More » Solomon's Temple and Palace King Solomon's Temple and royal palace have been a riddle for millennia. Biblical descriptions of these structures have proven difficult to interpret. In the new book Solomon's Temple and Palace, authors Yosef Garfinkel and Madeleine Mumcuoglu believe they have proof that the Biblical authors did know what they were talking about, thanks to the discovery of a small stone Temple model at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Click Here to Order In Case You Missed It Open Access to BAR Articles on Lachish Read seven BAR articles on the Lachish excavations for free Lachish was the second most important city in ancient Judah after Jerusalem. Tel Lachish has a rich excavation history. To mark the fourth expedition to Tel Lachish, led by Yosef Garfinkel, Michael Hasel and Martin Klingbeil, we made a collection of seven BAR articles on the Lachish excavations free and publicly available. Read More » 19th Annual Bible and Archaeology Fest The Biblical Archaeology Society is delighted to host its 19th annual Bible and Archaeology Fest program in the beautiful, vibrant city of San Antonio, Texas. Join us this fall as we convene with 21 leading scholars from around the world to hear their latest research into the field of Biblical archaeology and scholarship. Read More In Case You Missed It Which Altar Was the Right One in Ancient Israelite Religion? The four-horned altar or the earthen altar? The Bible contains many detailed sections regarding worship and the proper ways in which to conduct worship. These pronouncements go beyond instructions on how to worship both in spirit and in content, but also how to design the physical space for worship. In ancient Israelite religion, what kind of altar was used to make Biblical sacrifices? Read More » Step into the Biblical Past Dig into history by subscribing to the online BAS Library, comprising 7,000+ articles and many additional features, such as video lectures and the NEAEHL encyclopedia. Explore the world of Jesus and early Christianity, the Philistine city of Ashkelon, the fascinating Dead Sea Scrolls and more in this comprehensive online archive. Subscribe to the BAS Library E6BO06 Unsubscribe Forward To A Friend You received this email as part of your free registration to Bible History Daily emails. Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address bas@biblicalarchaeology.org to your address book may whitelist us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up to receive your own copy. Manage Account | Contact | Privacy Policy Copyright © 2016 Biblical Archaeology Society 4710 41st Street NW, Washington, DC 20016 Telephone: 202 364-3300

BHD Spotlight: Jesus and the Bible

Bible History Spotlight is a publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society October 5, 2016 Send to a Friend | Trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in browser.   Dear Bible History Daily Subscriber, From time to time we will share information we feel you may find of interest. While we can't guarantee or endorse these offers from third parties, we share them with our readers and friends because we hope you will find them valuable. --Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   You received this email as part of your free registration to Bible History Daily emails. Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address bas@biblicalarchaeology.org to your address book may whitelist us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. Did a friend send this to you? Sign up and get a FREE downloadable eBook, Ten Top Biblical Archaeology Discoveries, along with free email updates. Manage Account | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Policy Copyright © 2016 Biblical Archaeology Society 4710 41st Street NW Washington, DC 20016 Telephone: 202 364-3300

Solomon’s Temple and Palace

Bible History Daily is a publication of the Biblical Archaeology Society Featured in this issue: Solomon's Temple and Palace October 4, 2016 Send to a Friend | Subscribe to RSS | Trouble viewing this email? Click here to view in browser.   Solomon's Temple and Palace Explore new Biblical archaeology discoveries "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." —Exodus 25:8 King Solomon's Temple—also known as the First Temple—and royal palace from the Hebrew Bible have been a riddle for millennia. Biblical descriptions of these magnificent structures allegedly erected in ancient Jerusalem by Solomon, the son of King David, have proven difficult to interpret. Some scholars have even gone so far as to say that the Bible was written a few hundred years after the events it describes and that the authors of the Biblical text could not possibly have described the Temple and palace accurately. Yet archaeologists Yosef Garfinkel and Madeleine Mumcuoglu in the new book Solomon's Temple and Palace: New Archaeological Discoveries believe they have proof that the Biblical authors did know what they were talking about, thanks to the discovery of a small stone Temple model at Khirbet Qeiyafa. Click here to order Solomon's Temple and Palace >> The Temple model, an elaborate stone-carved structure, displays a number of architectural features referenced in the Biblical descriptions of Solomon's palace and the First Temple. The architectural features of the shrine make sense of the enigmatic Biblical descriptions. Meanings once lost to time, with expressions such as "transparent and opaque windows," are a riddle no more. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of colorful images and charts, Solomon's Temple and Palace: New Archaeological Discoveries provides a new understanding of the Biblical texts, allowing a new representation of Solomon's Temple and palace as they have never been seen before. This authoritative book is perfect for the scholar and layperson alike. Click here to order Solomon's Temple and Palace >> E6PO04 Send to a friend Would a friend or colleague enjoy this story? Send this email. Free eBooks See all free eBooks » Masada: The Dead Sea's Desert Fortress Who Was Jesus? Exploring the History of Jesus' Life Life in the Ancient World: Crafts, Society and Daily Practice     Subscribe Now BROWSE TOPICS Biblical Artifacts Artifacts and the Bible Dead Sea Scrolls Inscriptions Biblical Sites & Places Biblical Archaeology Places Biblical Archaeology Sites Jerusalem Temple at Jerusalem Biblical Topics Ancient Israel Archaeologists, Biblical Scholars & Works Bible Interpretation Bible Versions and Translations Biblical Archaeology Topics Crucifixion Exodus Hebrew Bible New Testament Post-Biblical Period People & Cultures in the Bible Jesus/Historical Jesus People in the Bible   You received this email as part of your free registration to Bible History Daily emails. Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address bas@biblicalarchaeology.org to your address book may whitelist us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. Did a friend send this to you? Sign up and get a FREE downloadable eBook, Ten Top Biblical Archaeology Discoveries, along with free email updates. Manage Account | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Policy Copyright © 2016 Biblical Archaeology Society 4710 41st Street NW Washington, DC 20016 Telephone: 202 364-3300