Cost: $65.00 (scholarships are available)
When: Friday, March 30, 2012 7pm-10pm through Saturday, March 31, 2012 9am-12:30PM.
Where: Home of Peace of Oakland, 4700 Daisy St. Oakland, CA 94619 (spaces are reserved on a first-come first-serve basis. Room and board is not included, reservations can be made on a first-come first-serve basis. Make your register early in order to lock in your space!)

Overview
When we open our Bibles, we are confronted with a world different from the one in which we live.  The Hebrew customs, their daily activities and patterns of speech often puzzle or surprise us. Frequently we miss the significance of what is being said because we lack a basic knowledge about life in Bible times.  To read the Bible is truly to be exposed to another culture.

In order to understand and to appreciate the message of the Bible, we need to have a “tour guide” to the world of the Bible. This seminar is specifically designed to meet that need.

Presenter
Glenn E. Schaefer, PhD, has a doctorate in Old Testament studies from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. His graduate program included archaeology, which took him to Israel, where he worked at Ai.  He began his career at Simpson University in 1974 and has served in various capacities including Professor of Old Testament and Chairman of the Division of Theology and Ministry.  Currently, he serves as the coordinator of Simpson University for Seniors. In 1981, he began accompanying college students to the Middle East.  The motto for the month in Israel was “I ran today where Jesus walked.” In 2009, Glenn switched from study tours for students to non-credit pilgrimages for adults who wished to tour the Holy Land with their Bibles in hand.   In May 2011, he took 30 “pilgrims” to Israel on a 16-day trip.  

Seminar Schedule
Crossroads of the Ancient Near East:
Israel’s geography & geology
Has the Rain a Father?
Temperature and rainfall in the Holy Land
The House where we live:
Movement from tents to stone houses
Sheep, Winevats and Threshing Floors:
Farming and shepherding in a Mediterranean climate
Give us our Daily Bread:
Diet and food preparation
All in the Family:
Roles of parents and their relationship

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