Along the Road

Jesus often linked lesson and landscape.  When we accept his invitation to walk along the road with him, we find ourselves visiting places we have been before as Bible readers.  This is no accident.  Jesus frequently takes us to places we have been before so that he can build a new lesson on an earlier experience we have had at a place.  And that raises some new and interesting questions.  Why did Jesus leave Nazareth and take us back Capernaum?  Why did Jesus have us revisit the Jordan River east of Jericho for his baptism?  Why did Jesus take us back to the region of Caesarea Philippi to have a conversation about his identity?  This book considers twenty such moments of geographic deja vu, exploring how Jesus used geography to tell God’s story.

This easily-read book can be used for personal or group Bible study.  An accompanying DVD (purchased separately) presents seven of these lessons on site in Israel.  Click here to for more on the DVD.

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Along the Road

Excerpt from Chapter One

Whether I am backpacking wilderness trails of the American West or strolling the streets of our hometown after dinner with my wife, I love to walk.  That carries over into my professional life as a Bible teacher in Israel.  I walk ancient roads with my students discussing the geography of the Promised Land and the Bible verses connected to it.  This is how I started organizing my Bible geographically.  Continue Reading.

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