Bible Geography

1. The Middle East – Then and Now Dr. Rob Fuller Canyon View Church of Christ June 6, 2010 Bible Geography

4. Why Study Bible Geography? • Clarify the “unintelligible.” • Places not found on current maps • Can't associate stories with time and place • Increase confidence • Improve interest and enjoyment • Tie history with the Bible • Example: Alexander the Great

8. Quiz 1.Abraham started his journey to Canaan, via Haran, in Ur of the Chaldeans. If he were starting this journey in the 21st century, from which country would he be leaving? • Yemen • Iran • Iraq • Syria

9. Quiz 1.Abraham started his journey to Canaan, via Haran, in Ur of the Chaldeans. If he were starting this journey in the 21st century, from which country would he be leaving? • Yemen • Iran • Iraq • Syria

11. Quiz 2.Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years; he received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai during this time. In which country is this mountain thought to be today? • Egypt • Saudi Arabia • Israel • Jordan

12. Quiz 2.Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years; he received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai during this time. In which country is this mountain thought to be today? • Egypt • Saudi Arabia • Israel • Jordan

14. Quiz 3. Ruth was a Moabite woman who married a man from Bethlehem. Moab was located in what present-day country? • Turkey • Lebanon • Syria • Jordan

15. Quiz 3. Ruth was a Moabite woman who married a man from Bethlehem. Moab was located in what present-day country? • Turkey • Lebanon • Syria • Jordan

17. Quiz 4. Jonah was told by God to go to Nineveh in Assyria to preach. Although we cannot be certain, in which present-day city and country is the "great city" of Nineveh thought to be located? • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Mosul, Iraq • Aleppo, Syria • Tabriz, Iran

18. Quiz 4. Jonah was told by God to go to Nineveh in Assyria to preach. Although we cannot be certain, in which present-day city and country is the "great city" of Nineveh thought to be located? • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Mosul, Iraq • Aleppo, Syria • Tabriz, Iran

20. Quiz 5. Jonah disobeyed the Lord and, instead of going to Nineveh, he boarded a ship headed to Tarshish. In which of the following modern-day countries is that city thought to have been? • Tunisia • Albania • Greece • Spain

21. Quiz 5. Jonah disobeyed the Lord and, instead of going to Nineveh, he boarded a ship headed to Tarshish. In which of the following modern-day countries is that city thought to have been? • Tunisia • Albania • Greece • Spain

23. Quiz 6. Jesus called his first disciples at the Sea of Galilee and, following the resurrection, he appeared to them there again. What is this body of water called today? • Lake Tiberias • Mediterranean Sea • Dead Sea • Sea of Galilee

24. Quiz 6. Jesus called his first disciples at the Sea of Galilee and, following the resurrection, he appeared to them there again. What is this body of water called today? • Lake Tiberias • Mediterranean Sea • Dead Sea • Sea of Galilee

26. Quiz 7. Judea and Samaria were both important places in Jesus' life and ministry. What is the area where these historical territories were located now called? • Gaza Strip • West Bank • Lebanon • Golan Heights

27. Quiz 7. Judea and Samaria were both important places in Jesus' life and ministry. What is the area where these historical territories were located now called? • Gaza Strip • West Bank • Lebanon • Golan Heights

29. Quiz 8. The apostle Paul was born as a Roman citizen in Tarsus of Cilicia. What country would that city be located in today? • Italy • Turkey • Greece • Israel

30. Quiz 8. The apostle Paul was born as a Roman citizen in Tarsus of Cilicia. What country would that city be located in today? • Italy • Turkey • Greece • Israel

32. Quiz 9. Which of the following churches that are mentioned by name in the New Testament are in modern-day Greece? • Rome • Corinth • Colosse • Antioch

33. Quiz 9. Which of the following churches that are mentioned by name in the New Testament are in modern-day Greece? • Rome • Corinth • Colosse • Antioch

35. Quiz 10. The book of Revelation in the New Testament includes letters to the following seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. All of these cities were located in which of the following present-day countries? • Greece • Italy • Turkey • Egypt

36. Quiz 10. The book of Revelation in the New Testament includes letters to the following seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. All of these cities were located in which of the following present-day countries? • Greece • Italy • Turkey • Egypt

38. Outline • June 13: Before and After the Flood: Lands of Noah's Sons • June 30: The Travels of Abraham: Across the Fertile Crescent • July 11: Lands of Pharaohs, Joseph and Moses: Egypt • July 18: Changing Geography in the Levant: Canaan Divided Among the 12 Tribes • July 25: Empires, Captivity and Wars: Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Philistia

39. Outline • August 1: The Roman Empire Arrives: Rome and the Shift of Power • August 8: A Holy City from Jebusites to Jesus: Jerusalem • August 15: Travels of Jesus: Galilee, Samaria, and Peraea • August 22: Journeys of the Apostles and Paul's 1st Journey: Syria and Asia Minor • August 29: Paul's 2nd Journey: Macedonia, Athens, and Corinth (John McKeel)