by Dr. John DeLancey | Apr 30, 2014 | Tours
DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 We left the hotel at 8 a.m. this morning. The weather today in this region of Israel was predictably sunny and warm (95 was the high). Driving north along the western coastline of the Dead Sea, we visited four sites, beginning with Masada...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Apr 29, 2014 | Tours
DAY 3 – TUESDAY, APRIL 29 This was our first full day, and what a great start to the trip it was. Waking up to sun and blue skies, we enjoyed breakfast together overlooking the Med Sea. Boarding our bus, we left at 7:30 and traveled south and east into...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Apr 28, 2014 | Tours
DAYS 1 & 2 – SUNDAY/MONDAY, APRIL 27-28 The day of arrival finally came. 17 of us met in Philadelphia for our non-stop flight direct to Tel Aviv (5 others made their own flight arrangements and met us the hotel). Upon landing after a 10:45 hour flight at...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Apr 25, 2014 | Archaeology
It never ceases to amaze me how the archaeological world continues to shed light on the Bible. The hard and often non-glamorous endless work of the archaeologists, when one sometimes leasts expects it, reveals some interesting things. While more details and perhaps...
by Dr. John DeLancey | Apr 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
The centerpiece of our Christian faith is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The wonderful words of the angel at the tomb says it all – “He is not here! He is risen! (Matthew 28:6).” If an ossuary (a small stone box containing the bones...
