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LeTourneau University

Israel

May 10-22, 2024
Dr. Viktor RoudkovskiDepartment of TheologyLeTourneau University
Benjamin JohnsonDirector of the Honors CollegeLeTourneau University
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May 10 FRI    Depart Dallas. Fly to Tel Aviv via Istanbul.

May 11 SAT    Arrive Tel Aviv Airport – Our representative will meet you after the baggage claim with  “Le Tourneau – TUTKU” sign. Meet and drive to the Prima City in Tel Aviv.

May 12 SUN   Half Day Guided tour in Tel Aviv & Jaffa. Afternoon is free. Dinner and overnight Tel Aviv.

May 13 MON  Caesarea Maritima, Carmel Mt. Mukraqqa, Megiddo.  Overnight Prima Galil Hotel.

May 14 TUE   Tel Dan, Banias, Jesus Ministries in the Galilee  Overnight Prima Galil Hotel

May 15 WED  Arbel, Beit Shean, Nazareth , Nazareth Village Overnight Prima Galil Hotel

May 16 THU   Tabor – Beer Sheva , Arad, Bedouin Camp with camel ride.  Overnight Kfar Hanokdim desert camp (near Ein Gedi)

May 17 FRI    Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea.  Overnight Prima Royal Jerusalem

May 18 SAT   Jerusalem. Mt. of Olives, Dominus Flevit,  Psalm Sunday Road, Absolom’s Tomb, City of David with Hezekiah’s  Tunnel.  Proceeding up the water tunnel exiting at Robinson’s Arch.  Lecture and site presentation on Southern Wall steps.  Finish the day with the Jewish Quarter.  Overnight Prima Royal Jerusalem.

May 19 SUN   Temple Mt., Bethesda, St Ann’s Crusader church, Caiphas House. Overnight Prima Royal Jerusalem.

May 20 MON Old City of Jerusalem, Holy Sepulchre, Via De LaRosa Church, Cardo Maximus, Hurva Synagogue. Overnight Prima Royal Jerusalem.

May 21 TUE   Bethlehem, Shepherd’s field, Herodiun. Israel Museum (model of Jerusalem and archaeological wing) Holocaust Museum. Overnight Prima Royal Jerusalem.

May 22 WED       Transfer to Tel Aviv Airport for flight back to Dallas (via Istanbul).

Flight Details

TK 192     10MAY     DFWIST     2020  1610  
TK 864     11MAY     ISTTLV     1950  2155  
TK 856     22MAY     TLVIST     0825  1045  
TK 191     22MAY     ISTDFW     1405  1850

Including
  • Roundtrip international air fare between Dallas (DFW) – Tel Aviv (TLV)
  • 2 Nights at Prima City Tel Aviv
  • 3 Nights at Prima Galil Tiberias
  • 1 night at Kfar Hanokdim Camp (near Ein Gedi)
  • 5 Nights at the Prima Royal Jerusalem
  • Daily breakfast and Dinners at the hotels
  • Airport assistance – arrival and departure
  • Sightseeing as per the itinerary
  • English Speaking, bible-oriented tour guide during all touring days and transfers
  • St Peter fish lunch
  • Entry fees to the sites and museums
  • Service charges and local taxes
  • Personal Headsets
Excluding
  • All personal expenses
  • Travel Health Insurance
  • Beverages with meals/lunches
  • Tips to guide and driver

Flight Details

TK 192     10MAY     DFWIST     2020  1610  
TK 864     11MAY     ISTTLV     1950  2155  
TK 856     22MAY     TLVIST     0825  1045  
TK 191     22MAY     ISTDFW     1405  1850

Including
  • Roundtrip international air fare between Dallas (DFW) – Tel Aviv (TLV)
  • 2 Nights at Prima City Tel Aviv
  • 3 Nights at Prima Galil Tiberias
  • 1 night at Kfar Hanokdim Camp (near Ein Gedi)
  • 5 Nights at the Prima Royal Jerusalem
  • Daily breakfast and Dinners at the hotels
  • Airport assistance – arrival and departure
  • Sightseeing as per the itinerary
  • English Speaking, bible-oriented tour guide during all touring days and transfers
  • St Peter fish lunch
  • Entry fees to the sites and museums
  • Service charges and local taxes
  • Personal Headsets
Excluding
  • All personal expenses
  • Travel Health Insurance
  • Beverages with meals/lunches
  • Tips to guide and driver

Hosts
Dr. Viktor Roudkovski
Department of Theology
LeTourneau University

I was born in Kazakhstan, the former republic of USSR. While pursuing a degree in mechanical and industrial engineering, I sensed God’s call to ministry. In 1993, not long after the fall of Communism, I came to the United States to pursue studies in Scripture and Theology. I have been at LeTourneau since 2005 and I have come to value and appreciate this university’s unique role in the arena of Christian higher education. I love to explore ways in which our students’ lives and disciplines can participate in the story of God’s mission of redemption and reconciliation of all things. Currently, my interests lie in working with the New Testament texts and early Church’s rich ways of interpreting them and discovering how those shape and inform all that we are and do. Having grown up in the Eastern part of the world, I enjoy bringing and exploring some rich insights and ideas from the Eastern Church to my classroom and scholarship. I feel honored to be working at LeTourneau.

Benjamin Johnson
Director of the Honors College
LeTourneau University

I am honored to be part of the Honors College at LeTourneau University. It is truly a special place. Our students are remarkable and the chance continually to dive deeper into reflection on our Christian calling, to grow in wisdom, and to seek the good of the communities we find ourselves in is a unique opportunity.

I joined LeTourneau University in 2018 as the Director of the Honors College. Originally from Washington State, I am joining LeTourneau after nine years of living in the United Kingdom. For the six years prior to joining the Honors College I was a Member of the Faculty of Theology and Religious studies at Oxford University and taught at Wycliffe Hall, an evangelical Anglican college that is a constituent part of Oxford University. At Wycliffe I was the Director of the Bachelor of Theology Program. I did my doctoral research at Durham University on the Greek translation of the David and Goliath story. I have always had a fascination with the character David and turn to his story time and time again. While in Oxford I did additional training in Education and graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. My major areas of research are around how biblical narrative works and how we might engage with it. This interest drives from my conviction that the biblical story has the power to transform our lives and we ought to return to it continually that our stories might be shaped in light of the Bible’s story.

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