A Virtual Walk Through the Land of the Bible

by Charlie Trimm

Publisher:

Biola University

, 2022

Overview

Have you ever wanted to go to Israel to see the lands of the Bible? If so, then this course is just what you're looking for because it allows you to “journey” throughout Israel without leaving your home. In each of the eight lessons in this course, Dr. Charlie Trimm will take you through many of the major sites related to the Bible to see what they look like and how the geographical features (like roads and hills) affect the biblical stories.

Conversely, if you have travelled to Israel or are planning to go, these lessons will help solidify your understanding of the geography, especially in how the various sites fit together. In addition, the featured drone footage provides a birds-eye view of the sites that are inaccessible while walking around the site in person.

At the end of this course you will:

Learn the names and locations of the most important cities and regions in Israel.

Learn how geography affects events in the Bible (primarily roads and hills), helping you to better explain why events unfold as they do.

Gain greater confidence in reading the Bible as the named locations generally skipped over are made real to you

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Each lesson contains:

4-5 video lectures

A reading/application activity

A short quiz

Key Features

• Takes you to “journey” throughout Israel without leaving your home.
• Helps solidify your understanding of the geography.
• Provides a birds-eye view of the sites that are inaccessible while walking in person.

Contents

• Lesson 1 Introduction and Roads
• Lesson 2 The Jezreel Valley
• Lesson 3 The North
• Lesson 4 The South and the Coastal Plain
• Lesson 5 The Dead Sea
• Lesson 6 The Judean Foothills
• Lesson 7 The Hill Country
• Lesson 8 Jerusalem

About Biola

Biola University is a leading Christ-centered university in Southern California that offers a premier, nationally ranked education and has been named one of the nation's “up and coming” universities by U.S. News & World Report four times in five years. Founded in 1908, Biola is committed to the mission of biblically centered education, scholarship and service — equipping men and women in mind and character to impact the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. With more than 5,500 students at its Los Angeles-area campus and around the world, the university offers more than 150 academic programs through its nine schools, ranging from the B.A. to the Ph.D.

About Charlie Trimm

Charlie Trimm loves to inspire students to recognize the beauty of the Old Testament and its relevance for the life of the church today. Having served for several years in pastoral ministry, he strives to encourage the spiritual growth of his students in all his classes. He received his Ph.D. from Wheaton College in 2012, writing his dissertation on God acting as a divine warrior in the exodus. His research interests include warfare in the ancient Near East, difficult topics relating to the ethics of God in the Old Testament, Exodus, and J.R.R. Tolkien.