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Biblical
Resources
Scroll Newsletter
2015-2016
Located at
the Biblical History Center
of Explorations in Antiquity
P.O. Box 3900, LaGrange, GA, 30241
Ph: (706) 885-0363, [email protected]
Web: www.biblicalresources.net, or Digging4it.com
Biblical Resources travel opportunities go to
places with archaeological discoveries that
will give you new insights into biblical texts.
Date Summaries: Look at ten of the
trips we have for you in 2015-2016
(Most trips, with flights, are between $4-5,000)
2015
Please take a glance at the chart on the right which
lists some of our trips to the Eastern Mediterranean world
and the Middle East. They include destinations to Israel,
Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Malta, Sicily and Italy.
September 16-28
11 day Life of Jesus trip to Israel, with HP
Biblical Resources, LLC has been serving clergy
and lay inquirers since 1973. The high number of repeat
participants is an indication that our travelers appreciate
the high quality of the experiences we offer.
October 28-November 4
8 day Life of Jesus trip to Israel, with JF & HP
When you travel with us you will be accompanied by
archaeologists/lecturers, have a notebook of diagrams with
additional helps, and hear about the broader theological
meanings of the sites visited.
--Jim Fleming/ Hannaniah Pinto
Why don’t you come and join
us for one of the greatest
trips of your lifetime!
October 16-27
13 day Life of Jesus trip to Israel, with JF
2016
January 12-22
11 day Life of Jesus trip to Israel, with HP
New! January 23-February 5
Two back to back Egypt 5-star cruises. One on
Lake Nasser and the other down the Nile River. Our
theme will be the archaeology of Exodus, JF & HP
May 13-28, May 29-Jun 12, June 4-18
Three 14 day Life of Jesus trips to Israel with Jordan extension, with JF and HP
October 1-18
14 day Malta, Gozo, Sicily, and southern Italy,
Paestum, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Mount Vesuvius
and Rome Book of Acts trip, with JF and HP
October 15-28
15 day northern Italy trip to Rome, Florence, Pisa,
Ravenna, Venice and Milan featuring archaeology,
architecture, art and theology, with JF and HP
New! October 29-November 7
10 day “Book of Acts” charter cruise to southern
Greece, Macedonia, the Greek islands and Turkey
p. 1 with Jim Fleming lecturing on board. JF and HP
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Egypt and the Archaeology
of the Exodus Journeys
With 5-S
Star Cruises
on Lake Nasser
and the Nile River
The rock-carved Abu Simbel shrine of Pharoah Rameses II
was cut into blocks and transported above rising Lake Nasser
January 23-FFebruary 5
Because of some recent tensions in the Sinai Desert, our new itinerary includes four substitute days on beautiful
Lake Nasser. It is located in the Nubian Desert where we will be able to have a unique desert experience with spectacular night skies in profound silence and deep darkness. We then enjoy a Nile cruise from the Aswan Dam north to Luxor
and then a flight onward to Cairo (see the map photo on the lower right).
Note that our two five star cruises up Lake Nasser and down the Nile River avoid the crowds and occasional
political tensions within Egyptian society. Four full days of cruising Lake Nasser bring
us to six isolated archaeological reconstructions of temples rescued from the rising
waters of the Aswan Dam, ending with a dramatic morning arrival at the famous reconstruction of Abu Simbel (above). There will be ample time to relax or enjoy the top deck
pool. The quiet isolation of Lake Nasser and the desert environment of this portion of our
trip will also be a perfect setting for our lectures about the oppression of the Pharoahs and
the Sinai wilderness experience of the ancient Hebrews. The stillness of this desert lake’s dark nights will facilitate
our second lecture theme, which will be “Understanding Desert Spirituality” in the Bible.
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Egypt Archaeology of the Exodus
Journeys Itinerary:
Day 1- Sat, Jan 23- Depart US
Day 2- Sun, Jan 24- Arrive in Cairo and transfer to our Cairo hotel.
Day 3- Mon, Jan 25- Fly to Lake Nasser and transfer to the Prince Abbas
Day 4- Tue, Jan 26- From the Kalabsha Temples and sail towards Nubia.
Day 5- Wed, Jan 27-Wadi Temples of Wadi el Sebua
Day 6- Thu, Jan 28- Sail onward to Kasr Ibrim, and sail to the dramatic
UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Abu Simbel Temple.
Day 7- Fri, Jan 29- We will visit the Unfinished Obelisk, view the Temple
of Philae, a felucca ride, Elephantine Island, the Botanical gardens.
We then board our Nile River cruise boat.
Day 8- Sat, Jan 30- visit to Kom Umbo’ temple to the crocodile god and
then down stream to Edfu for the falcon god temple.
Day 9- Sun, Jan 31- Shore excursion to Dendara to see the cow goddess
(probably Golden Calf of Ex 32:19) Temple of Hathor.
Day 10- Mon, Feb 1- Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut and some of
the tombs in the Valley of the Kings and then check into our
deluxe hotel to enjoy some free time or shopping in Luxor.
Day 11- Tue, Feb 2- Tour both the spectacular Luxor and Karnak Temples
from the time of the Exodus. We take an afternoon flight to Cairo.
Day 12- Wed, Feb 3- We will visit ancient Patriarchal Period Memphis
and enjoy a visit to nearby Sakkara’s famous Stepped Pyramid.
Day 13- Thu, Feb 4- We will visit the pyramids, the Solar Boats, the
Sphinx and King Tut’s treasures at the Egyptian Museum.
Day 14- Fri, Feb 5- Morning flight from Cairo to the USA. p. 2
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Life of Jesus
Trips to Israel
May 13-28,* 2016
May 29-June 12
June 4-18
With Extensions to Jordan
Special Features of this Trip:
Follows
the rough ouline of the life of Jesus
Also includes some major O.T. sites
Five days enjoying the Sea of Galilee area
Five days in the Greater Jerusalem area
He
elpful notebook of background materials
Optional illustrated lectures throughout
Visits to the major museums of Jerusalem
Includes all tips throughout the trip
Join this trip* to
Israel honoring the
10-yyear anniversary of
our LaGrange, GA
Museum
Galilee fisherman
Features a special visit
and guided tour of the Israel
Antiquities Authority’s
archaeological warehouse
from which our 275 treasures
came to our Biblical Life
Artifacts Gallery.
Sample Life of Jesus Itinerary:
Day 1 (travel) Day 2- Arrive. Spend first night in a Tel Aviv hotel on the Mediterranean.
Day 3- Travel to the Beersheba encampment of the Patriarchs, explore Tel Arad’s
Israelite shrine, and then on to a Dead Sea shoreline hotel (Want to try a float?).
Day 4- Visit Masada, view Ein Gedi, explore Qumran, and drive north to Galilee.
Day 5- Beth Shean Valley’s Decapolis city of Scythopolis. Explore the Jezreel Valley,
Mount Tabor and visit the village of Nain. Optional baptismal renewal service.
Day 6- Jesus’ Early Galilean Ministry in Nazareth (Church of the Annunciation, the Nazareth Village). View the Cana area and visit the nearby ruins of Sepphorus.
Day 7- Today’s theme is the Central Galilee Ministry at Bethsaida, Chorazin, Capernaum,
and Magdala. Galilee fish (or alternative) lunch and a boat ride across the sea.
Day 8- Visit the major towns on “the other side” of the Sea: Gadara, Hippus and Kursi.
Day 9- Today’s theme is Jesus’ Withdrawal from Galilee to Herod Philip’s territory.
View Gamla, visit Caesarea Philippi and enjoy a Mount of Beatitudes view.
Day 10- Journey to Jerusalem. View Megiddo and visit Caesarea on the Mediterranean.
(On the May 13-28 trip* visit the IAA archaeological warehouse) On to Jerusalem.
Day 11- Morning visit to Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, shop in a Palestinian co-op
and enjoy lunch. Drive to Mount of Olives to view the city for which Jesus wept
on Palm Sunday. End the day at the Garden of Gethsemane Church.
Day 12- Explore Jesus’ Teaching in the Temple, Last Supper and Jewish Inquiries.
Day 11- Museum day at the Holocaust Museum, Israel Museum and Model of Jerusalem.
Day 14- Follow Jesus’ Roman Trials and Crucifixion, as we visit the traditional Church
of the Holy Sepulchre and then a Garden Tomb optional communion service.
Day 15- Departure for the Jordan extension or return to the US. p. 3
Jerusalem Old City street
Petra, Jordan
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Back to Back trips to Italy
Important Lecture Themes:
Malta,
Sicily and
Southern Italy
October 1-18, 2016
Trace points of guidance found in the Malta
journeys of St Paul in the early church.
Observe developments in Italian church
archaeology, art, and architecture.
Understand controversies about scientific
discoveries made by Galileo and da Vinci.
Follow the history of ideas from the Middle
Ages to Enlightenment & the Renaissance.
Honestly faces the abuses of Power in the
Church of the Middle Ages & Renaissance.
The Italy Itineraries:
Malta- Sat, Oct 1-6
Sun, Oct 2- Arrive in Valletta and check into hotel
Mon, Oct 3- Valletta bastions, Co-Cathedral and Nat. Museum
Tue, Oct 4- St Paul’s Island, Medina, and Rabbat catacombs
Wed, Oct 5- Gozo, Azur Window, Ggantija Temple, Victoria
Fri, Oct 6- Morning departure to Sicily
Sicily- Thu, Oct 6-Sun, Oct 9
Fri, Oct 7- UNESCO World Heritage Agrigento, to Syracuse
Sat, Oct 8- Syracuse’s theater and Athena temple/cathedral
Sun, Oct 9- Snow-capped Mt. Etna & resort town of Taromina
Rome and Northern Italy
Pompeii, Italy
October 15-28, 2016
Southern Italy- Mon, Oct 10-Thu, Oct 14
Mon, Oct 10- Reggio de Calabria National Museum to Paestum
Tue, Oct 11- Paestum’s Doric temples, museum, and Sorrento
Wed, Oct 12- Positano and boat to Capri with Tiberias’ palace
Thu, Oct 13- The Pompeii and Herculaneum excavations
Fri, Oct 14- Free day or Oplontis villa and Mt. Vesuvius walk
Rome- Oct 15-18
Sat, Oct 15- Naples’ museum and Appian Way to Rome
Sun, Oct 16- Rome- Coliseum, Titus Arch, forum, Pantheon
Mon, Oct 17- Rome- Vatican museums, St. Peter’s Basilica
Tue, Oct 18- Rome- St. Paul’s Basilica, catacombs, villas
Roman Coliseum
Pisa’s Duomo and Leaning Tower
Tuscany: Florence, Pisa, Oct 19-22
Wed, Oct 19- Drive from Rome through Tuscany to Florence
Thu, Oct 20- Florence’s Duomo, baptistry, Academia Gallery
Fri, Oct 21- Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio Bridge,
Church of S. Croce’s tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo
Sat, Oct 22- Pisa’s Duomo and Tower and Campo dei Miracoli.
The North: Venice, Milan and Lake Maggiore: Oct 23-28
Sun, Oct 23- Ravenna’s Arian Baptistry, S. Apollinare Basilica
Mon, Oct 24- Venice’s St. Mark’s Cathedral, the Doge Palace
Tue, Oct 25- Venice’s Scoula di San Rocco’s art of Tintoretto
Wed, Oct 26- Milan’s Castello Sforzesco, Lake Maggiore hotel
Thu, Oct 27- Milan’s gothic Duomo, Da Vinci’s Last Supper
Fri, Oct 28- Depart to USA
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Book of Acts Charter Cruise (New)
To Greece, Macedonia and Turkey
Oct 29-Nov 7, 2016
Upper Market, Ephesus
Highlights of the Cruise:
* Relaxing and sailing the blue Aegean Sea and Dardanelles Straights
* Sitting in the great theaters at Ephesus, Pergamum and Miletus
* Optional lectures by Jim Fleming (US) and Paul Keeys (UK)
* 7 nights cruise program full board, 2 nights Corinth half board
* Includes all airport transfers, shore excursions, and port taxes
Sat, Oct 29- Arrive in Athens and travel by coach for dinner and overnight in Corinth
Sun, Oct 30- Visit the Acropolis Parthenon Temple, Mars Hill, Roman Forum, the shops
at the Plakka, and tour of the city highlights. Evening embark and sail to Thessalonica.
Mon, Oct 31- View of Corinthian Canal, visit ancient Corinth with its Apollo Temple,
bema judgment seat, market and museum. Pass Cenchreae on our drive to the Piraeus
port of Athens and board our ship and prepare for sailing.
Tue, Nov 1- Visit the agora town council where Paul was brought for questioning, view
the city walls as we drive to Beroea to commemorate Paul’s preaching, visit sthe tomb of
Phillip II and return to ship for sailing.
Wed, Nov 2- Kavala is the port city of Macedonia. Follow Paul, Timothy and Silas to
Philippi. Visit the forum and recall Lydia, the seller of purple. Return for afternoon sail
Passing the Dardanelles on our way to Istanbul.
Thu, Nov 3- Istanbul city visit to Emperor Justinian’s St. Sofia Cathedral, the Blue
Mosque, the basilica cistern, Galata Tower, the Beth Israel Synagogue and the Grand
Bazaar markets. Evening sail to Dikili, port of Pergamum.
Fri, Nov 4- A royal city of Asia Minor. Ascend the acropolis and view the base of the
Altar of Zeus. See the Temple of Athena and visit Hadrian’s monument to Trajan. View
the steepest theater in the Roman world.
Monastery of St. John, Patmos
Sat, Nov 5- Arrive in the port of Kusadasi for our visit to Ephesus. Highlights will include the Temple of Domitian and Hadrian, the Celcius library, the terrace houses, and
the great theater. Travel south to Miletus to see the great Roman Theater for a view of
the ruins of the port where Paul said farewell to the Ephesus elders.
Sun, Nov 6- Morning visit to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. John commorating
the writing of the Revelation. Afternoon sail to Syros for a leisurely visit of the harbor.
Mon, Nov 7- Arrive in Athens for morning disembarking and transfers.
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Aegean Sea
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186 Insightful Power Point lectures are available for your Church!
Lectures can be chosen individually or in a series (Jim Fleming has given conferences on all of the subjects)
Well-qualified teacher-colleagues of Jim are also more than capable of conducting selected conferences
(See p. 8 for details about HP- Hannaniah Pinto, BG- Betty Gamble, DL- Derrick Lewis and VJ- Vern Jordin)
Jewishness of Jesus (HP, DL)
1) Jesus’ Family’s Jewish Observance
2) Jesus’ Messianic Self-understanding
3) Jesus’ Observance in Synagogue and Temple
4) Jesus’ Celebration of Jewish Feasts and Festivals
5) The Meaning of the Hem in Jesus’ Garment
The Book of Acts: People in Acts (HP)
6) Acts- Simon becoming Peter
7) Acts 8- Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
8) Acts 9- Saul Becomes Paul
9) Acts 10- Peter Meets Cornelius
10) Arrest of Peter by King Agrippa I
Biblical Imagery:
11) Biblical Imagery About God (DL)
12) Biblical Imagery About Death (Easter)
13) Biblical Imagery From the Desert (HP)
14) Biblical Imagery From the Farmer (HP)
Christmas: People in the Christmas Story: (BG, DL, VJ)
15) The Theology of Matthew’s Genealogy
16) The Town of Nazareth
17) The Town of Bethlehem
18) Mangers and Shepherds
19) Herod the Great, Discoveries
20) The Thoughts of Mary
21) The Actions of Joseph
Healing Stories in the Bible:
22) Impure Woman touches Jesus’ Hem
23) Blind Bartimaeus in Jericho
24) Healing of the Centurion’s Servant at Capernaum
Cities of the NT: (HP, DL)
25) Capernaum, Jesus’ Home Base
26) Nain Becomes Pleasantville
27) The Setting of Caesarea Philippi
28) New Evidence for the Location of Emmaus
29) The Character of Corinth
Disciples of Jesus: (HP)
30) Seven Characteristics of the Disciples
31) The Disciples as Slow Learners
32) Discipleship Failure (also Turning Points 4-5)
33) Sending out the Disciples (Disciples Together)
Disciples: (BG)
34) Disciples as Slow Learners
35) Disciples Together
36) Disciples, Seven Characteristics
The Feasts of Israel: (HP, BG, VJ)
37) I am the Bread of Life (Unleavened Bread)
38) I am the Light of the World (Succoth)
39) I am the Good Shepherd
40) I am the Door
41) I am the Resurrection
42) I am the Way, Truth and Life
43) I am the Vine, You are the Branches
The Geography of the Bible: (HP, BG, DL)
44) Five Geographical Varieties
45) Four Seas
46) Three Continents, (City Gates, Warfare, Daughters)
47) Two Deserts (Desert Spirituality, Unassuming King)
God’s Strange Side:
48) God Hangs Around with the Wrong Kind of People
49) God Makes Agreements with Unreliable Partners
50) God Works through Imperfect Institutions
51) God makes Strange Judgment Calls
52) God Bites God’s Tongue a Lot
Guidance in the Early Church:
53) Guidance in Difficulty
54) Guidance While Waiting
55) Guidance During Uncertainty
56) Guidance from Friends
57) Guidance During Circumstances One Cannot Control
Holy Week: (HP, BG, DL,VJ)
58) The Journey to Jerusalem
59) Palm Sunday
60) Teaching in the Temple and on the Mount of Olives
61) The Last Supper
62) Gethsemane and the Jewish Inquiries
63) The Roman Trials and the Crucifixion
64) The Burial and Resurrection
The Jerusalem Church:
65) Cleopas of Emmaus
66) Mary and James
67) John Mark and Barnabas
68) Simon of Cyrenia
Jesus’ Parables: (HP, BG)
69) Poetry and Parables
70) Good Samaritan
71) Prodigal Son
72) Parables of the Kingdom
73) Parables in a House
74) Parables in the Countryside
Jesus’ Ways of Correcting His Disciples:
75) Jesus’ Use of Questions
76) Jesus’ Use of Silence
77) Jesus’ Rebuke with Affirmation
78) Jesus’ Use of Action
79) Jesus’ Use of Waiting on Purpose
Jesus’ Teaching Methods:
80) Jesus’ Methods with Slow Learners
81) Jesus the Inductive Teacher
82) Jesus and the Messianic Secret
85) Jesus’ Use of the Season at Hand
86) Jesus’ Use of Props at Hand
The Kingdom of God:
87) John the Baptist and the Kingdom of God
88) Jesus Announces the Kingdom of God
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89) The Kingdom of God in the Parables
90) Following the Servant Messiah to Jerusalem
91) The Victory of God in the Past and Future
The Last Supper: (HP, BG, DL, VJ)
92) The Passover Exodus and Wilderness
92) Table Customs at the Last Supper
93) Remembrance at the Last Supper
94) The Vine and the Branches
95) Following the Good Shepherd to Gethsemane
Life Lessons in the Bible (HP, BG, DL, VJ)
96) Life of the Shepherd
97) Life of the Farmer
98) Life of the Villager
99) Life of the Fisherman
100) Life in Worship: Synagogue, Temple and Church
101) The Afterlife
Life of the Farmer: Its Struggles (HP)
102) Climate and Poverty
103) Enemies and the Prophets
104) Captivity and the Theology of the Prophets
105) Threshing Floor and the Spring Feasts
106) Summer and Autumn Feasts
107) Hanukkah and Wintertime
108) Tree Metaphors in the Bible
Little Words in the Bible: (HP)
109) There were 153 Fish (DL)
110) On the First Day of the Week (DL)
111) When Jesus Saw Their Faith (DL)
112) Three Generations of Fourteen Names in Matthew
113) A Boy with two small Fish (DL)
Mountain Stories in the Bible: (HP, BG)
114) Mount Tabor
115) Mount Gilboa
116) Mount Sinai
117) Mount of the Temptation
118) Mount Gerizim
119) The Hill of Moreh--Nain and Shunnem (DL)
120) Mount of the Transfiguration
121) Mount of Olives
Prayer in the Name of God:(BG)
122) Name as Authority, Power and Responsibility
123) Name as Someone’s Character
124) The Power of Remembrance in Prayer
125) Prayers should be Shared
126) Prayers which Can and Cannot be Answered
Saul Becoming Paul:
127) Saul’s Background and Younger Years
128) Saul on the Road to Damascus
129) Saul’s Years of Waiting
130) Saul’s First Missionary Journey
131) Saul and the Jerusalem Council (DL)
132) Paul and the Second Missionary Journey
133) Paul and the Third Missionary Journey
134) Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
135) Paul’s Journey to Rome and Beyond
Sea Stories in the Bible: (HP, VJ)
136) Theology of the Sea (DL)
137) The Four Seas Galilee Fishing Areas
138) Galilee Harbors and Fishing Areas
139) Boats, Fish and Nets
140) Areas of Power in Jesus’ Ministry
141) The Three Calls of the Disciples
142) Storm and Shipwreck on Malta
Shepherd Stories of the Bible: (HP, BG)
143) The Desert and Shepherds
144) Kinds of Grazing Areas
145) Patriarchs, Prophets and Priests as Shepherds
146) Bad Shepherds in the Bible
147) Protecting the Flock
148) Sheepfolds and Inclusiveness
149) One of Ninety-nine Sheep
150) Peter in Caiaphas’ House and the Good Shepherds
Shepherds and Psalm 23: (HP, BG, DL)
151) General Psalm 23
152) Psalm 23 Meal Covenant
153) Dwell in the House of the Lord Forever
154) Psalm 23 Verse by Verse
Story Telling in the Bible:
155) Joppa, Nain, Agrippa I, Blind Man, an Alabaster Jar
156) Bethsaida, Gergesa, Jericho Road, Bethany
157) Two Stories of Tears and Washing (the Tear Cup)
The Temptation of Jesus Story:
158) Temptation as a Time of Preparation
159) Temptation to be Recognized
160) Temptation to Enjoy
161) Temptation to Have
162) Temptation, a Servant King
Turning Points in the Life of Jesus: (HP, BG, DL)
163) Birth and Early Years
164) Early and Central Ministries
165) Withdrawal and Journey
166) Journey and Jerusalem
167) Jerusalem through Gethsemane
168) Gethsemane and Arrest
169) Inquiries and Trials
Two Charcoal Fires: (HP, DL)
170) Two Charcoal Fires—Jerusalem
171) Two Charcoal Fires—Sea of Galilee
Women in the Bible: (BG, DL, VJ)
172) Women of the Old Testament
173) Women in the Gospels
174) Women in the Early Church
175) Women of Corinth and Ephesus
176) Women: the Marys
The Middle East Crisis and Biblical Issues:
177) What Hyper-Fundamentalists have in Common
178) Synagogue, Church and Mosque State Religion
179) The Problem of Killing in Holy Books
180) Overcoming Hatred in the Time of Jesus
181) The Astounding Inclusiveness of Jesus
Resurrection Stories in the Bible: (HP, BG, DL, VJ)
182) Bones, them Bones, Them Dry Bones
183) Christ is our First Fruit
184) The Raising of Lazarus
185) Raising the Widow of Nain’s Son
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186) The Meaning of the Resurrection Meals
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Our lecturers are able to take recent
discoveries which enlighten our faith and
then present them in engaging ways
Biblical Resources began offering study tours to Israel in
1973. In 1980 we built our first museum of daily life in biblical
times. Since that time a number of our employees have taken a
special interest in the historical, geographical and arachaeological
backgrounds of the Bible. Four of these folks are still related to
our work in LaGrange, GA. They are happy to present lectures or
conferences at your church. They would be willing to work out a
fee influenced by your ability to pay, or perhaps a love offering.
Conference Calendar
for Jim Fleming
Conferences about Recent Biblical,
Archaeological & Mid-Eastern Research
USA Coordinator for Jim: Sally Dowland
P.O. Box 3900, LaGrange, GA 30241
Phone: 770-587-4870 for Conferences
Email: [email protected]
Each of these well-qualified colleagues are excellent teachers
and have received praises for the lectures they have given.
You may contact them directly for availability and cost. They
are listed here in the order that they began teaching at Biblical
Resources in Jerusalem and our subsequent museum in LaGrange,
GA. The abbreviations here are listed on the previous two pages
next to subjects about which they feel most familiar.
HP- Hannaniah Pinto, Licenced Israeli tour guide, bringing the
richness of Judaism and Semitic backgrounds into his lectures.
Co-director of Biblical Resources, LLC. Convenient to church
locations in Central Georgia and Alabama. (706-888-2706) email:
[email protected]
BG- Betty Gamble, pastor and teacher with our ministries both in
Jersalem and on the board of our LaGrange museum. Convenient
to churches in central and northern Florida and south-eastern
Georgia. (859-322-7553) email: [email protected]
DL- Derrick Lewis, pastor and teacher, also serving as the
museum’s Chief Operations Officer soon after its opening in 2006.
Convenient to churches in central-western Georgia and eastern
Alabama. (706-333-7729) email: [email protected]
VJ- Vern Jordin, retired military chaplain and teacher at our
museum. Convenient to churches in south-western Georgia and
south-eastern AL. (706-615-5212 ) email: [email protected]
Jim Fleming has lived and taught at several college and graduate
institutions in Jerusalem for 37 years and has been on the Advisory Board of the Biblical Archaeological Society for 40 yrs.
Hannaniah Pinto, whose area is semitic languages, brings a sensitivity to Christianity and sharp sense of humor into his lectures.
The study-tours listed in this brochure are lead either by Jim
or Hannaniah, and sometimes with team-teaching. They are
pictured here admitting that their vocations seem to be in ruins!
Jim Fleming
Hannaniah Pinto
Might you enjoy joining us?
2015-2016 CONFERENCE CALENDAR
DATE:
PLACE:
PHONE:
_________________________________________
Sep 21-23
Sep 23-25
Oct 12-14
Oct 16-27
Oct 28-Nov 9
Nov 20-21
2015
Lake Junaluska, NC
Lake Junaluska, NC
St. Simon’s Island
Life of Jesus Israel
Life of Jesus Israel
Knoxville, TN
800-482-1442
800-482-1442
912-638-8688
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
865-524-3048
2016
Jan 12-22
Israel Tour
Jan 23-Feb 5 Egypt Exodus Tour
Jan 9
Atlanta GA
Feb 21
Montgomery, AL
Feb 29-Mar 2 LaGrange, GA
Mar 6-8
Clear Lake, TX
Mar 12-13
Casper, WY
Mar 24
Milton, GA
Mar 27
Sunrise LaGrange, GA
May 13-28 Life of Jesus Israel
May 29-Jn 12 Israel College group
Jun 4-18
Life of Jesus Israel
Aug 22-27
Ocean Grove NJ
Sep 12-14
Lake Junaluska, NC
Sep 14-16
Junaluska, NC
Oct 1-18
Malta, Sicily, Rome
Oct 15-28
Rome & North Italy
Oct 29-Nov 7 Greece and Turkey
Nov 14-16
LaGrange, GA
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
404-266-2373
334-834-8990
706-885-0363
770-587-4870
307-234-9385
770-587-4870
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
732-775-0035
800-482-1442
800-482-1442
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
706-885-0363
2017
Mar 6-8
Aug 21-26
Nov 6-8
LaGrange, GA
Ocean Grove, NJ
LaGrange, GA
706-885-0363
732-775-0035
706-885-0363
Blue: Jim is outside the United States
Please phone or email Sally Dowland, Jim’s
Lecture Bureau Coordinator, who will be happy
to help you with dates for lecture conferences,
subjects and promotional ideas. For other speakers, contact them directly by phone and email
listed in the left-hand column. For information
p. 8 about study tours contact: [email protected].