Description
A variation of our standard course, Footsteps of Jesus (through the eyes of Peter) is a 10-day study pilgrimage focusing on the scriptures, sites, and landscapes associated with Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. In the spirit of the June 29 feast of St Peter and St Paul, the course follows in the footsteps of Jesus through the eyewitness perspective of his disciple, Peter. The course invites participants to likewise experience the person, places, and pathways of Jesus by entering into the stories alongside Peter. While gaining a new appreciation of Peter and the challenges of Christian disciples, the course remains fundamentally focused on the life and ministry of Jesus.
Emphasizing the lived experience of pilgrimage as Christian formation, the course encounters the land of Jesus’ ministry, engaging the biblical narratives in their physical, historical, and archaeological contexts. The course includes a 3-day, 2-night excursion to the Galilee. Alongside teachings and reflections in the field, occasional mini-lectures prepare course participants for site visits.
The course also engages the Living Stones of Israel and Palestine, including speakers on contemporary issues in the Holy Land.
