tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post2984976930564415506..comments2023-11-02T10:38:41.186-05:00Comments on Quotidian Grace: Holy Land Tour: Beit She'an and the DesertJody Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-83999964439977559082011-07-02T06:34:59.122-05:002011-07-02T06:34:59.122-05:00One of our OT professors is an archeologist and em...One of our OT professors is an archeologist and emphasized that point - how important knowledge of the terrain is to a real understanding of the stories in the Bible.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-31914504944616002672011-07-01T10:17:38.048-05:002011-07-01T10:17:38.048-05:00You're right that the geography of the place i...You're right that the geography of the place illuminates the stories in the Bible in ways you don't anticipate until you get there. That is one of the "take-aways" from the trip and I'm glad that my posts are revealing that.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11496473.post-26334989365368225942011-07-01T08:08:48.812-05:002011-07-01T08:08:48.812-05:00From reading your posts, it feels like geography/g...From reading your posts, it feels like geography/geology of the land has more significance than I myself realized to the stories in the Bible. Am I wrong about that? Also, if I'm ever blessed to go on a trip to the Holy Land, you've given me a sense of how wonderful it is if one can be on a tour with people who can expand on what you are seeing with knowledge...but maybe more than knowledge, a sense of place? There must be a word for that, but I can't think of it.Mary J DuValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837373686282535719noreply@blogger.com