by Mark Martin | Mar 5, 2015 | Writing
Church of Annunciation in Nazareth. Ancient ruins of Bet Shean. ...
by Mark Martin | Mar 4, 2015 | Writing
We got to visit a reconstructed village of what life in Nazareth was like in during the time of Christ. A sheep fold. A wine press cut into the rock. Terraces along the hillside for farming. An olive press. ...
by Mark Martin | Mar 3, 2015 | Writing
Carsarea Philippi AKA the temple of Pan AKA the gates of hell. View of border and into Syria. An Israeli military drone landing in Golan heights after training drill. Kol Shofar factory and demonstration. ...
by Mark Martin | Mar 3, 2015 | Writing
The Church of the Beatitudes. The location where Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount (the Beatitudes) overlooking the Sea of Galilee. The Dan river at the Ancient city of Dan, one of the 3 tributaries of the Jordan River. The place of the...
by Mark Martin | Mar 2, 2015 | Writing
The ancient boat from the time of Jesus. A model of what the boat looked like. Capernaum Synagogue. Olive press. A modern church built upon Peter’s house in Capernaum where Jesus would have stayed Baptism in the Jordan...
by Mark Martin | Mar 2, 2015 | Writing
The hometown of Mary Magdalene. A synagogue uncovered from the time of Jesus, for certain He would have been in this synagogue. Parts of the origin mosaic floor of the synagogue found intact. On the threshold of the main synagogue door. ...
by Mark Martin | Mar 1, 2015 | Writing
Several shots of the Sea of Galilee. ...
by Mark Martin | Feb 28, 2015 | Writing
The Jezreel Valley from Tel Megiddo, also known as the Valley of Armageddon. A manger or stone feeding trough at Solomon’s stables at Megiddo. Probably like the one Baby Jesus used as a bed. An open tomb along the side of the road, one of the only...
by Mark Martin | Feb 28, 2015 | Writing
The Mediterranean on our way to Joppa. The ancient wall to the city of Joppa where the main city gate was located. The Tel Aviv skyline from Joppa. Teaching at the theatre at Caesarea Maritima. The ancient city of Caesarea. Picking up seashells...
by Mark Martin | Feb 26, 2015 | Writing
We’re here! We arrived safely a few hours ago. Israel is 9 hours ahead of Arizona so we’re about to go to sleep. The Mediterranean at sundown for our hotel. Some shots at the airport. A small part of the Tel Aviv skyline from...
