Post Tagged with: "Gordon Matties"
Announcing the 2014 Tour! April 28 to May 19.
The itinerary for the 2014 tour is almost ready to be posted. We’ll be visiting more sites in the West Bank/Palestine, including biblical Shechem (modern Nablus), Sebaste (capital city of ancient kings Omri and Ahab), Jacob’s well, among others. Click on the link on the right side of the page to go to the tour
Gordon Matties’ Article Wins Church Press Award
May 28, 2012 – CMU Professor Gordon Matties has won an award in the annual Canadian Church Press awards program in the Biblical Interpretation category. Matties’ article, titled, “You Save Humans and Animals Alike, O Lord,” was published by Mennonite Brethren Herald in October, 2011 and earned third place honours for the author and for
Gordon Matties’ Book, Joshua, Launched
May 28, 2012 – Taking a fresh new look at an age-old and often misunderstood book, Dr. Gordon Matties has written Joshua, the newest volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary. Joshua was launched in May 2012 by Herald Press. The commentary series is a joint project of six Anabaptist-related churches: Mennonite Church (USA and
Announcing Next Tour April 30-May 21, 2012
I am beginning to plan the itinerary for my seventh study tour. I love leading these tours and experiencing the delight of tour participants as they encounter the people and places of Israel and Palestine, and immerse themselves at the same time in biblical texts and ancient sites. I do my best to plan a
Announcing Next Tour April 26-May 17, 2012
I am beginning to plan the itinerary for my seventh study tour. I love leading these tours and experiencing the delight of tour participants as they encounter the people and places of Israel and Palestine, and immerse themselves at the same time in biblical texts and ancient sites. I do my best to plan a
Gordon Matties – Holy Land Tour Reflections 2010
“About meeting Jesus in the Holy Land” This interview aired originally in February 2010 on the Sunday@CMU radio program, just prior to Gordon’s sixth tour to the Holy Land. See the tour blog http://cmustudytour.blogspot.com. Gordon’s next Study Tour will take place in April-May 2012 (exact dates TBA). Dr. Gordon Matties is Professor of Biblical Studies
Gordon Matties – Holy Land Study Tour and the Meaning of Stones
“Ancient stones, living stones: The Holy Land in perspective” This interview aired originally in February 2010, just prior to Gordon’s sixth tour to the Holy Land. See the tour blog http://cmustudytour.blogspot.com. Gordon’s next Study Tour will take place in April-May 2012 (exact dates TBA). Dr. Gordon Matties is Professor of Biblical Studies & Theology. Gordon
Biblical Archaeology Review
In 1978 I participated in an archaeological dig at Lachish. The site is mentioned in only 22 verses in the Bible. Yet it is one of the most important archaeological sites for understanding ancient Israelite history in relation to the imperial powers seeking to dominate the region at the time. For me, archaeological sites are
City of David: Archaeology is Political
The tires were slashed and windows smashed in the small Suzuki four wheel drive vehicle we were driving. I was with an Italian friend of mine. It was his car. It had blue West Bank license plates, so we thought we would be fine. But we looked like strangers, and therefore suspicious. Silwan was still
Church of the Nativity
What I like most about visiting the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is not seeing “the star” in the floor of the grotto that supposedly “marks the spot” where Jesus was born. It’s being in a place where followers of Jesus have worshiped and commemorated the nativity since the second century. The pillars in
