Episode The Holy Land... with Dr. Jack Beck
Jerusalem is where Jesus was crucified. Samaria is where Jesus revealed himself to the woman at the well. But what happened in Negev or the southern wilderness, and why is it important to know where famous Bible events took place? Join us on Discover the Word this week as we talk with Dr. Jack Beck (host of Our Daily Bread Media’s video series The Holy Land and author of A Walking Tour of the Gospels) to learn where all our favorite Bible stories took place and why the location is crucial to the story.
Chapter 1
Samaria is mentioned often in the pages of Scripture. But it somehow still seems to remain a mysterious place. In this chapter, you’ll join Bible geographer Dr. Jack Beck for a fascinating look at this “good land gone bad.” Find out how Samaria fits into the story of the Bible.
Chapter 2
There are some places even today that are synonymous with wickedness. And in biblical times, Samaria was one of those places. In this chapter, Dr. Jack Beck helps the group see how the gospel message redeemed a place like Samaria that many saw as “too sin-ruined to be saved.”
Chapter 3
You may be familiar with the story of Abraham. But are you familiar with where much of it took place? In this chapter, you’ll visit the vast Negev region in Southern Israel with Dr. Jack Beck, where Abraham and his wife Sarah struggled to live out their faith in this rugged terrain.
Chapter 4
When we think of the wilderness, we think of hardship. And it’s this harsh landscape that is a frequent backdrop for many of the stories of the Bible. In this chapter, Bible geography expert Dr. Jack Beck helps you see how God uses seasons in the wilderness to shape us.
Chapter 5
No trip to the Holy Land would be complete without a visit to Jerusalem! This city stands center stage in the pages of Scripture. In this chapter, you’ll follow Bible geographer Dr. Jack Beck to a place he calls “the city of forgiveness”—the place where Jesus Christ willingly went to lay down His life for us.