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The Week that Shook the World 2011

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This Trip Visits:

  Israel (Holy Land)

Trip Includes:

Roundtrip Airfare, Deluxe Motorcoaches, Guided Sightseeing, Entrance Fees to Sites Visited, First Class Hotels & Superior First Class Hotels, Buffet Breakfast and Dinner Daily, Lecture Series on Sites, Separate Breakout Sessions for Clergy and Laity

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  1. Day 1 - Depart USA

    Depart from USA

  2. Day 2 - Arrive in Tel Aviv

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    Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv. Transfer to Jerusalem for overnight and lecture. Lecture: "The Chronology of Holy Week"

  3. Day 3 - Theme: Palm Sunday and Jesus' Triumphant Entry

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    Reading Assignment: Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; Zechariah 9:9-17 - Field Trip: Bethphage; Mt. of Olives; Pater Noster Church; Dominus Flevit Church; Garden of Gethsemane; the Holy Path - Evening Small Groups of Clergy and Laity for Discussion and Developing of Sermon Ideas and Lesson Plans

  4. Day 4 - Theme: Holy Monday and the Cleansing of the Temple

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    Reading Assignment: Matthew 21:18-22; Mark 11:12-25; Luke 19:45-48 - Field Trip: Davidson Center; Temple Mount Excavations; Rabbis' Teaching Steps; Burnt House; Cardo - Individual Study Time and Lecture: "Jesus' Ministry in Jerusalem"

  5. Day 5 - Theme: Holy Tuesday and the Final Teaching in the Temple

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    Reading Assignment: Matthew 21:23-25:46; Mark 11:26-13:37; Luke 20:1-21:38 - Field Trip: Western Wall; Temple Mount; Church of All Nations; Gethsemane Cave - Evening Small Groups of Clergy and Laity for Discussion and Developing of Sermon Ideas and Lesson Plans - Lecture: "Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus"

  6. Day 6 - Theme: Silent Wednesday and the Retreat to Bethany

    Reading Assignment: Matthew 26:1-16; Mark 14:1-11; Luke 22:1-6; John 12:1-8; Luke 10:38-42 - Field Trip: Model of Jerusalem at the Time of the Second Temple; Wadi Kelt - Rest and Individual Retreat

  7. Day 7 - Theme: Maundy Thursday, the Passover Meal, the Betrayal and Arrest

    Reading Assignment: Matthew 26:17-75; Mark 14:12-72; Luke 22:7-John 13:1-18:27 - Field Trip: Mt. Zion; the Essene Gate; the Upper Room; St. Peter's Gallicantu Church - Evening Small Groups of Clergy and Laity for Discussion and Developing of Sermon Ideas and Lesson Plans

  8. Day 8 - Theme: Good Friday, the Trial Before Pilate, the Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus

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    Reading Assignment: Matthew 27:1-56; Mark 15:1-47; Luke 23:1-56; John 18:28-19:42 - Field Trip: The Via Dolorosa; St. Anne's Chapel; Chapel of the Condemnation; Church of the Flagellation; Lithostratos; Ecce Homo; Calvary; Tomb of the Kings - Individual Study Time and Lecture: "The Passion of the Christ/the Seven Last Words"

  9. Day 9 - Theme: Holy Saturday and Easter Day, the Resurrection, and the Ascension

    Reading Assignment: Matthew 27:62-28:20; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-53; John 20:1-21:25; Acts 1:1-11; I Corinthians 15:1-11 - Field Trip: Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Garden Tomb; Mount of Olives - Final Small Group and Group Sharing - Transfer to the airport for return flight to the USA

  10. Day 10 - Return

    Arrival in the USA