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"NOW PHILIP WAS FROM
BETHSAIDA,
THE HOMETOWN OF ANDREW AND PETER"
JOHN 1:44
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Want a vivid
armchair tour of Peter’s hometown?
Are you a wannabe archeologist who wants an
inside look at a dig and its finds without
getting dusty?
Are you debating – should you or shouldn’t
you join a dig this summer?
After Jerusalem and Capernaum, Bethsaida is
the third most mentioned city in the
Gospels. It was the hometown of Peter,
Andrew and Philip and the site of the
feeding of the 5,000, the one miracle
mentioned in all four Gospels. Since
1987, excavations at Bethsaida have revealed
a small part of the first century AD village
as well as remains from a city gate, palace
and temple from one thousand years earlier,
from
the time of David.
Seasoned archeologist Dr. Jimmy Albright of
St. Joseph Missouri who has brought his
students to dig with him at Bethsaida has
created a DVD that gives a fascinating, very
nitty-gritty sense of what it’s like to dig
at this important biblical site.
“Archeology is labor,” says Dr. Albright in
Digging It at Tel Bethsaida. “It is a
very dirty, hot, sweaty intensive-labor
endeavor. It is not the romantic world
that many times archeologists are pictured
engaged in. But it is magical because
in all this hard work, you never know what’s
going to turn up at the next moment.
You never know what’s going to appear.”
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Dr. Jimmy Albright's DVD:
Digging It at Tel Bethsaida |
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| On the DVD
Dr. Albright shows us in situ (“in place”)
discoveries like: |
• A Roman cooking pot
• Carbonized wheat
• Largest Iron Age I city gate in Israel
• Fisherman’s house
• The wine cellar
• Stone stele flanking the city entryway
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us about the significance of: |
• Tumble stones
• Pottery shards
• Storage jars
• Collecting bone fragments
• Daily record keeping
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As a bonus,
Dr. Albright tells the story of the
discovery of the “Jesus boat” which is
exhibited at Kibbutz Ginosar where the
excavation team stays and where the
excavation office is located.
This 90-minute DVD narrated by Dr. Albright
takes us “on location” to the dig at Tel
Bethsaida for only $19.95 which includes
shipping. You are invited to partake
in the wealth of knowledge being uncovered
by the archeologists’ spade which enriches
our reading of the Bible. |
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would
like to order by check or money order,
email me for details. |
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Coming to Jerusalem in
2009? Does the hustle and bustle of
the market give you a high, yet you would like some
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like to climb Jerusalem's roof-top towers
with the most rewarding views humming your
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food. More on
Gila's Guide...
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| Would you
like to read about day-to-day life in the
time of Peter, Andrew and Philip? |
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| Daily Life
at the Time of Jesus by
Miriam Feinberg Vamosh vividly illustrates village
life with diagrams and photos of fishing
nets, a wedding feast, the synagogue and
life on the rooftop. This best-seller
has been translated into 16 languages. |
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| Considering leading a Holy
Land tour? Then don't miss the
"A to Z for
Holy Land Tour Leaders." |
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