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“Paul’s Response to the Roman World”

Bible-in-Context Study Program in Italy

This first century fresco

was removed from the

wall of a home in an-

cient Boscoreale, near

Pompeii.

Day One: Depart the USA for Italy. Overnight: In flight.

Day Two: Stepping Back into the Roman World. Theme: To be a Roman - howgoods, services and transport held an Empire together. Rome was both anEmpire and an idea dŽĚĂLJǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĞdžĂŵŝŶĞǁ ŚĂƚŚĞůĚƚŚĞŝĚĞŶƟƚLJŽĨƚŚŝƐǀ ĂƐƚŵƉŝƌĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƌƌŝǀ ŝŶŐŝŶƟŵĞĨŽƌĂůĂƚĞĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶƌĞƐƚ ƚŽŶŝŐŚƚǁ Ğǁ ŝůůhave a special "Roman style" meal in our special inn near the Market of Ap-ƉŝƵƐ;ĐƚƐϮϴϭϱͿ ŝƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞKƐƟĂĂŶĚD ĂŶƐŝŽ&ŽƌŽƉƉŝŽ Overnight:

Mansio Foro Appio.

Day Three: Paul in the World that was Rome. Theme: To be Paul – howGod used a man with a Hebrew heart, a Greek tongue and Roman mind.ĞƉĂƌƟŶŐŽƵƌmansio, we will explore the New Testament record of SaulŽĨdĂƌƐƵƐ ƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƚŽǀ ŝƐŝƚƚŚĞĞdžĐĂǀ ĂƟŽŶƐĂƚD ŝŶƚƵƌŶŽ ĂZŽŵĂŶƚŽǁ Ŷknown to Paul and his companions. We will travel on to the legendary cityŽĨƵŵĂĞǁ ŚĞƌĞǁ Ğǁ ŝůůŐƌĂƉƉůĞǁ ŝƚŚZŽŵĂŶĐƵůƟĐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂŶĚŝĚĞŽůŽŐLJOur day will end in Pozzuoli, the harbor city where Paul first stepped onto the Italian Peninsula (Acts 28:13). Overnight: Pozzuoli.

Day Four: Paul and His Epistles dŚĞŵĞĂŝůLJ>ŝĨĞĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨWĂƵůWĂƵůƵƐĞĚŵŽƟĨƐŝŶŚŝƐƉŝƐƚůĞƐƚŚĂƚƐƉƌƵŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĂŝůLJŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨZŽŵĂŶůŝĨĞLJĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĞdžƉĂŶƐŝǀ ĞƐŝƚĞĨƌŽnjĞŶŝŶƟŵĞĨƌŽŵϳ ϵ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůƵŶĐŽǀ Ğƌthese images and see them much more clearly. (Puteoli harbor area, Pom-peii, Sorrento). Overnight: Sorrento.

Day Five: Emperors and Empire. This is a “decompression” day offering three ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ϭͿdŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽůŝƟĐĂůǁ ŽƌůĚŽĨZŽŵĞĂŶĚŝƚƐŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƚŚĞNew Testament story, some may elect to take a small vessel from Sorrento

ƚŽƚŚĞŝƐůĂŶĚŽĨĂƉƌŝǁ ŚĞƌĞŵƉĞƌŽƌdŝďĞƌŝƵƐƌƵůĞĚƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŵƉŝƌĞĨŽƌĂƟŵĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐ You can elect to see the palace remains of Villa Jovis or explore and shop in one of Europe’s most exclusiveĂŶĚĨƵŶĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ϮͿ ŽŵĞŵĂLJĞůĞĐƚƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞŵĂůĮ ŽĂƐƚǁ ŝƚŚŝƚƐƐƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌƐĐĞŶĞƌLJĂŶĚĚĞͲůŝŐŚƞƵůƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐϮͿK ƚŚĞƌƐŵĂLJĞůĞĐƚƚŽƐƚĂLJŝŶ ŽƌƌĞŶƚŽĂŶĚƐŽĂŬŝŶƚŚĞĂŵďŝĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐĐŝƚLJŽŶthe Bay of Naples. Overnight: Sorrento.

Day Six: Playboys, Pagans and Philosophers dŚĞŵĞdŽĚĂLJǁ Ğǁ ŝůůƚŽƵĐŚWĂƵůΖƐůŝĨĞďLJĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐĂƌƟĨĂĐƚƐƚĂŬͲĞŶĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƐĂƚŚŝƐƟŵĞĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐǀ ŝƐŝƟŶŐǀ ŝůůĂƐŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞǁ ŚŽǁ ĞƌĞŚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌŝĞƐ ƚŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀ ĞƐŝƚĞƐǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƌƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞƟŵĞĂŶĚďĞĐŽŵĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌǁ ŝƚŚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĂƩ ƌĂĐͲƟǀ ĞƉĂŐĂŶƌŝƚĞƐŽĨŚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ŝƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ KƉůŽŶƟƐ;s ŝůůĂWŽƉƉĞĂͿŽƐĐŽƌĞĂůĞD ƵƐĞƵŵ ƌͲĐŽůĂŶŽ K ǀ ĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ &ƌĂƐĐĂƟ

Day Seven: ^ƉĞĐƚĂĐƵůĂƌŝǀ ŝůŝnjĂƟŽŶ. Theme: Rome was held together asŵƵĐŚďLJƐƉĞĐƚĂĐůĞĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂƐďLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĞůƐĞŌĞƌĂƉĂŶŽƌĂŵĂof Rome by bus, we will visit the Forum Romana and the Colosseum in searchof the spectacles familiar to all Romans. Sites include: Foro Romana, Colos-seo. Overnight: Rome.

Day Eight: Paul's Visits in Rome dŚĞŵĞWĂƵůĐĂŵĞƚŽZŽŵĞƚŚĞĮ ƌƐƚƟŵĞƵŶĚĞƌŐƵĂƌĚĂŶĚŚŽƵƐĞĂƌƌĞƐƚ ƵƌͲing this two-year period he wrote the so-called "Prison Epistles." Today we visit the Rome most never see. In

dŚĞ ŽƌƌĞŶƟŶĞWĞŶŶŝŶƐƵůĂ

Roman Street in Pompeii

Italian Market in Naples

Coloseum of Rome

ƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƚŚĞƐĞƫ ŶŐǁ ŚĞƌĞWĂƵůǁ ĂƐůŝŬĞůLJǁ ƌŝƟŶŐĨƌŽŵ >ĂƚĞƌǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĨŽůůŽǁ WĂƵůΖƐƐĞĐŽŶĚǀ ŝƐŝƚfrom his arrival to his beheading and burial. Sites include:WĂŶƚŚĞŽŶ ^ƚ WĂƵůĂůůĂZĞŐŽůĂĂŶĚ:Ğǁ ŝƐŚ' ŚĞƩ Ž dŚƌĞĞFountains Abbey, St. Paul's Outside the Walls, Catacombs.Special dinner in Trastevere. Overnight: Rome.

Day Nine: From Empire to World Faith. Theme: the GospelĚŝĚŶŽƚƐƚŽƉǁ ŝƚŚWĂƵůďƵƚǁ ĂƐƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƩ ĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐĞŶͲ

ƚƵƌŝĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŽƌĚŝŶĂƌLJƉĞŽƉůĞďLJŵĞĂŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ KŶĞĐĂŶŶŽƚƐƉĞŶĚƟŵĞŝŶZŽŵĞĂŶĚŵŝƐƐĂǀ ŝƐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞincredible s ĂƟĐĂŶD ƵƐĞƵŵ and ^ŝƐƟŶĞŚĂƉĞů ŽƚŽĚĂLJǁ Ğǁ ŝůůƐŚŝŌŽƵƌĨŽĐƵƐĂǁ ĂLJĨƌŽŵWĂƵůΖƐůŝĨĞĂŶĚďƌĞĂŬƐŽŵĞŶĞǁ ŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŽƵƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨŝďůĞĂƌƚ ;s ĂƟĐĂŶĂŶĚ ƚ WĞƚĞƌΖƐŚƵƌĐŚ ͿOvernight: Rome.

Day Ten: Depart for US, arrive later same day. **dŚŽƐĞǁ ŚŽĚĞƐŝƌĞƚŽůĞĂǀ ĞĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨWĂƵůǁ ŝůůŐŽƚŽƚŚĞĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ K ƚŚĞƌƐǁ ŚŽǁ ŝƐŚƚŽƚĂŬĞŽƉƟŽŶĂůĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐƚŽƐĞĞŵŽƌĞŽĨƚŚĞǁ ŽŶĚĞƌƐŽĨ/ƚĂůLJǁ ŝůůďĞŐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌsegment today!

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hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞǁ ƌŝƟŶŐƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƐƚůĞWĂƵůĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐŚĞĨĂĐĞĚĂƐLJŽƵnever have before!

Learn how the challenges of the Gospel in a thoroughly pagan world can andwill make a difference in how to engage our culture for Christ today!

Deepen your walk as you broaden your grasp of the context of the New Tes-ƚĂŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝƚƐŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŽĚĂLJ

The harbor at modern Sorrento The cliffs overlooking the bay of Naples

ƐĐĞŶĞĨƌŽŵKƐƟĂŶƟĐĂ

t ŚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞƚŚŝŶŬŽĨďŝďůŝĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ƚŚĞŝƌĮ ƌƐƚƌĞĂĐƟŽŶŝƐƵƐƵĂůůLJŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů– having the Holy Land experience.ŌĞƌƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŵŝŐŚƚƚŚŝŶŬŽĨĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐWĂƵůƐ:ŽƵƌŶĞLJƐĂƐƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉŝĞĐĞŽĨďŝďůŝĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ůŵŽƐƚĂůǁ ĂLJƐŽǀ ĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚŝƐƚŚĞƐŝŐŶŝĮ ĐĂŶƚŝŵƉĂĐƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞZŽŵĂŶt ŽƌůĚŚĂĚŽŶWĂƵůƐǁ ƌŝƟŶŐƐ /ƚ ƐƚŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŶŐƉŝĞĐĞ–ƵŶƟůnow.

Paul was a man for all seasons. He could reason with a Jew within the Jewishǁ ŽƌůĚǀ ŝĞǁ ŽĨŚŝƐĚĂLJ>ŝŬĞǁ ŝƐĞŚĞĐŽƵůĚĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞ' ĞŶƟůĞƐŬŶŽǁ ŝŶŐǁ Ğůůthe issues resident within their Roman worldview. In our “Life and Land of Jesus”contextual trips to Israel, we develop the Jewish worldview and issues of the Gos-pel period. We now offer that same experience for the Roman world – the worldWĂƵůŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐƚŽŝŶŚŝƐ>ĞƩ ĞƌƐĂŶĚƉŝƐƚůĞƐ

Because Rome exported its culture uniformly throughout the Empire, what wefind in the epicenter of the Roman world from Rome to Sorrento will enable us to ďĞƩ ĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐWĂƵůǁ ĂƐĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁ ŝƚŚŝŶŚŝƐǁ ƌŝƟŶŐƐ LJĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐthe popular Roman authors and plays of Paul’s day, we can understand the“media” that was shaping Roman culture. Knowing how and what Paul was con-ĨƌŽŶƟŶŐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŵƵĐŚǁ ĞĐĂŶůĞĂƌŶĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁ ƚŽĚĞĂůǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĞĚŝĂŽĨŽƵƌday.

For most of the 20th-ĞŶƚƵƌLJĞǀ ĂŶŐĞůŝĐĂůŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐŚĂǀ ĞŚĂĚƚŚĞǁ ŝŶĚƐŽĨĐŽŶͲƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJĐƵůƚƵƌĞĂƚƚŚĞŝƌďĂĐŬE Žǁ ƚŚŽƐĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůǁ ŝŶĚƐĂƌĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJďůŽǁ ŝŶŐĂŶƚĂŐŽŶŝƐƟĐĂůůLJŝŶŽƵƌĨĂĐĞt ĞŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞƚŽŽůŽƵƌĂƉŽůŽŐĞƟĐƚŽĨĂĐĞǁ ŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŵŝŶŐWĂƵůŝƐŽƵƌƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚ , ĞĨĂĐĞĚƚŚŽƐĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůǁ ŝŶĚƐhead on and we need to renew our understanding of his reality and defense of the faith because it will soon beour own –Ăǁ ŽƌůĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĂŶĚŽǀ ĞƌƚůLJĂŶƟ-ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶ

/ŶƚŚĞt ĞƐƚǁ ĞĂƌĞĨĂƐƚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝŶŐĂƉƵďůŝĐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵĐŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĚƚŽWĂŐĂŶŝƐŵ t ĞŶĞĞĚƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚunderstand how Paul dealt with the pagan paradigms of the first-century Roman world. We also need to educateourselves on the difference between American Pluralism and Roman Polytheism and how Rome chose to deal ǁ ŝƚŚĂůůŝƚƐŵƉŝƌĞĚŝǀ ĞƌƐŝƚLJďLJĞƐƉŽƵƐŝŶŐƚŽůĞƌĂŶĐĞǁ ŚŝĐŚŵŽƌƉŚĞĚŝŶƚŽŝŶƚŽůĞƌĂŶĐĞŽĨŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐ dŚĞƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐĨŽƌŽƵƌǁ ŽƌůĚƚŽĚĂLJĂƌĞƐƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ dŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƟůůƐŽŵƵĐŚƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚƚŚĂƚƐŚĂƉĞĚWĂƵůƐƉĞĚĂŐŽŐLJĂŶĚmethodology. That’s why we are excited about this new Roman world contextual immersion experience. DuringŽƵƌƟŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁ Ğǁ ŝůůŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚƌĞĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚƵĂůƚŚĞŵĞƐ

&ŝƌƐƚ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůŽǀ Ğƌǀ ŝĞǁ ƚŚĞŵŽƐĂŝĐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĚZŽŵĂŶƐŽĐŝĞƚLJďLJĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂƐŝĐůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞƐŽĨĂǀ ĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨZŽŵĂŶƐŽĨĂŶƟƋƵŝƚLJ ƉĞĐŝĂůĂƩ ĞŶƟŽŶǁ ŝůůďĞŐŝǀ ĞŶƚŽƚŚĞůŝĨĞŽĨƚŚĞZŽŵĂŶŶŽďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĐĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐƚŽZŽŵĂŶƐůĂǀ ĞƐ ƉŽŽƌZŽŵĂŶƐ ZŽŵĂŶǁ ŽŵĞŶ Roman soldiers and Jews in the Roman world of the diaspora. Studying each group in inno-ǀ ĂƟǀ Ğǁ ĂLJƐ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞŝƌƵŶŝƋƵĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂĨŽůůŽǁ ĞƌŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐ

^ĞĐŽŶĚ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůŽƌŝĞŶƚŽƵƌƐĞůǀ ĞƐƚŽƚŚĞĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚǁ ŽƌůĚŽĨƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨWĂƵůt Ğǁ ŝůůhighlight the best known authors, comedians and plays of the day –ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚƐŚŽǁ ŝŶŐWĂƵůƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ:ĞƐƵƐŝŶůŝŐŚƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ŵĞĚŝĂ /ŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŽƵƌŽǁ ŶŵĞĚŝĂ ǁ ŽƌůĚǁ ŝůůďĞƉůĞŶƟĨƵů

dŚŝƌĚ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĂƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůLJƉĂŐĂŶƐĞdžƵĂůŝƚLJĂƉŽůLJƚŚĞŝƐƟĐĂŶĚƐƵƉĞƌƐƟƟŽƵƐĐƵůƟĐƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚůLJƐĞŶƐƵĂůĐƵůƚƵƌĞ–ĂŶĚĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƚŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞŽĨWĂƵůŝŶŚŝƐůĞƩ ĞƌƐǁ ŝƚŚŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŽĚĂLJ

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Doug Greenwold

Preserving Bible Times

ŶƐƐĞŶƟĂů ƚŽƌLJĨŽƌOur Time”