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THE CTU 50TH ANNIVERSARY Bible Land Tours with Fr. Don Senior, CP THE CTU 50TH ANNIVERSARY Bible Land Tours with Fr. Don Senior, CP From the very beginning of its 50th year life-span, Catholic Theological Union has had a deep connection with the lands of the Bible through its renowned Bible department. Each year CTU students and faculty have spent a semester abroad studying in Jerusalem and exploring the adjacent biblical sites in Jordan, Egypt, Greece, and Turkey. Beginning in 1988 and continuing every year since, Rev. Donald Senior, CP, professor of New Testament and President Emeritus, has conducted biblical tours designed for board members and friends of CTU. Nearly 800 people have participated in these special tours that include deluxe travel, five-star hotels, opportunities for worship at sacred sites, and expert biblical commentary on archaeological sites that form the historical foundations of our Christian faith. To celebrate its 50th anniversary year (2018–2019) as a premier school of theology, CTU will sponsor three special tours of the biblical lands: The Birth of Christianity: The Holyland: The Land of Egypt Greece and Turkey Israel and Jordan OCTOBER 5 – 20, 2018 FEBRUARY 8 – 18, 2019 JUNE 15 – 28, 2019 fr. donald senior, cp professor of new testament and president emeritus My work has focused on the study and interpretation of the Gospels, the Pauline literature, 1 Peter, and New Testament archaeology. Along with teaching, I have also been involved in administration of theological education and with exploration of the biblical lands in the Middle East. I am currently working as a General Editor of a new edition of the Jerome Biblical Commentary and writing a full-length biography of noted Catholic Scripture scholar Raymond E. Brown due for publication this coming spring 2018. I am a Passionist priest, belonging to a religious community that was one of the founding members of CTU. Accompanying Fr. Senior will be Colleen Kennedy, Vice President for Institutional Development at CTU and an experienced coordinator of Middle Eastern tours. To enroll or for additional information about these tours, contact Colleen at: [email protected] OR 773.371.5417 Trip applications and more information are available online at: ctu.edu/travel Greece and Turkey Egypt Israel and Jordan OCTOBER 5 – 20, 2018 FEBRUARY 8 – 18, 2019 JUNE 15 – 28, 2019 Friday, October 5 Thursday, February 8 Saturday, June 15 Depart USA Depart USA Depart USA Saturday, October 6 Friday, February 9 Sunday, June 16 Arrive in Thessaloniki, Greece Arrive in Cairo Arrive in Tel Aviv; drive to Jerusalem Sunday, October 7 Saturday, February 10 Monday, June 17 Visit Philippi; Lydia’s grove; Kavala Guided tour of Cairo Museum: Old Cairo; Shrine of the Book Yad Vashem; Ramat Coptic churches; Ben Ezra Synagogue; Rachel; Old City Walls; Mount of Olives Monday, October 8 City of the Dead; city center overlook; Damascus Gate; Russian Thessaloniki (various sites); Convent Holy Sepulchre; Jewish Quarter Veria (Bema of St. Paul); ; ; Sunday, February 11 Dormition Abbey; Cenacle Vergina (Philip of Macedonia’s tomb); Giza Pyramids and Sphinx; Sakkara; drive to Kalambaka Memphis; Serapheum; royal tombs Tuesday, June 18 Temple Mount/Dome of the Rock; Western Tuesday, October 9 Monday, February 12 Wall and Southern Wall excavations; Wadi Meteora monasteries; drive to cliff top Flight to Luxor; overview of historical city Qelt; Jericho; Qarantal; Dominus Flevit; Athens Gethsemane; Kidron Valley walk Wednesday, October 10 Tuesday, February 13 Corinth and Cenchreae Karnak Temple complex; Temple of Luxor Wednesday, June 19 Bethlehem: Shepherds’ Fields; Herodium; Thursday, October 11 Wednesday, February 14 Basilica of Nativity; Bethlehem University Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon; Valley of Kings; Valley of Queens; flight to Agora, Turkey Colossus; Temple of Hatshepsut; Thursday, June 20 Friday, October 12 felucca cruise on Nile Drive to Aqaba; Wadi Qelt; Qumran, Ephesus (environs) Masada (Dead Sea); Arava border to Jordan Thursday, February 15 Saturday, October 13 Flight to Cairo Friday, June 21 Drive to Izmir; flight to Hatay (eastern Drive to and visit Petra Turkey); drive to Antakya (ancient Antioch) Friday, February 16 Drive to Wadi El-Natrun on the Saturday, June 22 Sunday, October 14 eastern edge of the Libyan desert; Drive to Amman; Desert Highway; Shobak Antioch (Peter’s shrine, mosaic museum, ancient Coptic monasteries; Castle; Madabah; Mt. Nebo; Baptismal site the ancient City, Daphne, Mountain of moonlight cruise on Nile Simon Stylites, the Roman port) Sunday, June 23 Saturday, February 17 Tour Amman; Jordan Valley border to Monday, October 15 Salah El Din Citadel; Israel; Husseini Bridge; Bet Shean; Bet Drive to Tarsus (birthplace of Paul);Taurus Mohamed Ali Alabaster Mosque; Alpha; Tiberias Mountain; drive to Neveshir (Cappadocia) Grand Bazaar Monday, June 24 Tuesday, October 16 Sunday, February 18 Mount of Beatitudes; Tagbha; Church of Explore Cappadocia; Hidden City Depart Cairo for USA Primacy; Capernaum; Bethsaida (Jordan River Park); Golan Heights; Peace overlook Wednesday, October 17 Kayseri; Flight to Istanbul Tuesday, June 25 Mount Arbel overlook; Cana; Sepphoris; Thursday, October 18 Nazareth; Magdala; Ancient Galilee Boat Sancta Sophia; Blue Mosque; museum; boat ride on Sea of Galilee Topkapi Palace and museums; Grand Bazaar market Wednesday, June 26 Drive to Jerusalem; Megiddo; Murakah; Friday, October 19 Caesarea Maritima Spice bazaar; Chora church; boat ride on Bosphorus Thursday, June 27 Bethany; St. Anne, Pool of Bethesda; Old City Saturday, October 20 Depart Istanbul for USA Friday, June 28 Depart Jerusalem for USA.
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