Encountering Jesus in the New Testament (Third Edition)
Chapter 3: Israel's Northern Landscapes--Galilee & Golan Heights
Israel's Northern Landscapes--Galilee & Golan Heights
Film Focus: This brief video contains no words but takes the viewer through many of the places where Jesus walked. It provides a quickly birds-eye view of the places where the New Testament took p lace.
Text Focus: Pages 116-124
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think is the same today and in Jesus’ time in Palestine? What has changed?
- Looking at the actual places where the stories of Scripture occurred, is this what you expected? Why or why not?
- Pick one of the locations shown in the video and find at least one Scripture story which took place in that locale. How might have the landscape played a role in this story?
- After seeing this video, where is one place where you would like to visit in Palestine? Why?
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