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All
for-credit short-term programs offered by Jerusalem
University College are intensive, academically-oriented studies of the land
of the Bible. Unlike traditional tours of the Holy Land, our programs help
students discover ways that Biblical events can be placed in their proper
geographical, historical and cultural context. Our unique approach to
understanding the relationship between the Bible and its world, developed
over the last five decades through a personal interaction with the land, serves
graduate students, seminarians, undergraduate students,
ministers and individuals.
Most of the coursework for our short-term programs is done on-site, in the
field.
 Prior map work and classroom discussions provide the necessary
context for field-work. Because many of the day-long and
overnight field trips include sustained hiking over
sometimes very rugged terrain, participants must
be in excellent physical condition.
All of our for-credit programs require that each student successfully
complete map work, examinations and written reflections on regions visited.
Course instructors are far more than "licensed tour
guides." They are academically qualified members of the faculty of
Jerusalem University College or its associated schools, with specialties in
the geography, history and archaeology of the lands of the Bible.
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 This intensive three-week course will introduce you to the geography,
history, and archaeology of Israel. You will begin to feel at home on the playing field of
biblical history after traveling throughout the land of the Bible.
This is the program that
literally thousands of students have experienced as a part of their
Christian college
or seminary training. Assignments using materials furnished by the university
college should be
completed prior to arrival in Israel. This work provides the necessary biblical background
and regional introduction for study in Israel. At the Jerusalem campus, students attend preparatory lectures designed
to integrate assignments with field study. Daily regional field studies, including an optional regional study in
Jordan after the regular program, involve field trips of one to three days. These constitute the main body of the
program.
Studies and walks in Jerusalem emphasize important aspects of
the city in biblical and modern times and reconstruct the
features of the city and its environs during the times of David, Solomon,
Hezekiah, the Maccabees and Jesus. Time spent in the Galilee region
helps students understand the geography as well as the culture during the
time of Christ and other periods of biblical history.
Currently
offered three times each year in January, May and June. See
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