Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar
The New England Annual Conference
Paul's World and Mission
30 September - 9 October 2019
A pilgrimage led by
Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar
in Greece to explore Paul's world, his missionary strategies
and the cultural backgrounds of his
writings
$3,384
From Boston
5 Day Elective
Biblical Backgrounds in Italy
$1,457
Returning on 14 October 2019
This pilgrimage will acquaint participants with the geographical and cultural settings of the New Testament. The pilgrimage will begin in the north of Greece along the Via Egnatia where the Pauline cities of Philippi and Thessaloniki are located. We will examine Classical and Hellenistic influences on Paul and his churches. In the south of Greece, we will explore the archaeological testament of ancient Greece through extensive visits to the Acropolis, the Athenian and Roman agoras, Corinth and the Peloponnessus.
Registration
Form
A
biblical survey pilgrimage in Greece
(Just click the
link to open this pdf registration form , print a copy,
fill it out, sign it and mail it to S.B.S.)
Day 1 Depart USA
Day 2 Arrive Athens, transfer to flight for Thessaloniki, transfer to hotel for dinner, touring as time permits, introductions and orientation, overnight in Thessaloniki
Day 3 Pella (birthplace of Alexander the
Great) with museum, Thessaloniki city tour, Old City walls, Citadel, St. Demetrius
Church, Arch of Galerius (Acts 17: 4, 12), overnight in Thessaloniki
Day 4 Thessaloniki, Via Egnatia, Philippi, Kavala/Neapolis (Acts 16: 9-33),
overnight in Thessaloniki
Day 5 Transfer to airport, flight to Athens, driving tour of Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Erectheum, Mars Hill (Areopagus), dinner on your own at a restaurant of your choice, overnight in Athens
Day 6 Free day (optional full day cruise to the Saronic Gulf islands of Hydra, Poros and Aegina; other options available), dinner on your own at a restaurant of your choice, overnight in Athens
Day 7 Agora excavations, Stoa museum, Temple
of Theseus, dinner on your own at a restaurant of your choice, overnight in
Athens
Day 8 Drive to the Peloponnesian Peninsula via Corinthian Canal, and Cenchraea.
Visit archaeological excavations of Corinth, Museum, Acro-Corinth (time permitting),
overnight in Tolos
Day 9 Paleo Epidauros, Theatre, Asklepion, Propylaia, Museum, Nafplio, Palamidi Castle, dinner on your own at a restaurant of your choice, overnight in Tolos
Day 10 transfer to Venezelos Airport, return to USA, OR join the elective below
Elective: Biblical Backgrounds in Italy
Day 10 fly from Athens to Naples, visit
Herculaneum, overnight in Naples
Day 11 Oplontis, Pompei, overnight in Naples
Day 12 National Archaeological Museum,
transfer to Rome, Baths of Caracalla, overnight in Rome
Day 13 Collosseum, Imperial Forum, Pantheon, Piazza Navonna, Trevi Fountain,
Spanish Steps, overnight in Rome
Day 14 Catacombs of San Callixto or San Sebastian, Vatican City, St. Peter's Square & Basilica, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, overnight in Rome
Day 15 transfer to airport, return to USA
