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Brings the world of the New Testament--the sites, scenes and artifacts--into your home, class, church or Bible study group. Covers cities and artifacts relating to the lives of Jesus and Paul, Hellenistic Palestine and Herodian Jerusalem, Galilee, ancient manuscripts, desert monasteries and Byzantine churches.

Captions by archaeologist Dan P. Cole, professor of religion, Lake Forest College

CD-ROM Features:
• Classroom presentation quality
• Ability to create your own slideshows
• Ability to copy and paste into documents
• Lengthy captions written
and edited by noted scholars

System Requirements:
Windows:
l Win98, Pentium II, 64 MB
l Win2K, Pentium III, 128 MB
l WinXP, Pentium III, 128 MB
Macintosh:
l Power Macintosh G3, running OS 10.1.5 or higher
l 128 MB RAM

The slideshow function is optimized for a projector running a 1024 x 768 display, though an 800 x 600 display may be sufficient for editing.

285 slides.

COMPLETE LIST OF SLIDES:
Hellenized Palestine

Map of Herodian Palestine
Amman, Theater
Gerasa, South Theater and Forum
Gerasa, Forum and Colonnaded Street
Gerasa, Temple of Artemis
Palmyra, General View
Palmyra, Colonnaded Street

Herod’s Building Projects

Caesarea Maritima, Northern Harbor
Caesarea Maritima, Southern Harbor
Caesarea Maritima, Cardo
Caesarea Maritima, Aqueduct
Sebaste, Hellenistic Tower
Sebaste, Forum
Herodian Jericho, Palace
Herodian Jericho, Frigidarium
Herodium, General View
Herodium, Summit
Herodium, Interior
Masada

Herodian Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Aerial View of Temple Mount
Herod’s Temple and Courts: Holyland Hotel Model
Temple Precinct Notice
“Straight Joint” in Temple Mount, East Wall
Close-Up of “Straight Joint,” Temple Mount East Wall
“Solomon’s Stables”
Southwest Corner of Temple Mount
Huge Blocks in Herodian Temple Mount Walls
“Robinson’s Arch”
“Robinson’s Arch” Stairway: Architect’s Drawing
“Place of Trumpeting” Inscription
“Wilson’s Arch”
Broad Stairs Along South Wall of Temple Mount
Triple Huldah Gate
Excavations Outside South Wall of Temple Mount
Herod’s Western Fortress: Holyland Hotel Model
Phasael Tower
Fortress of Antonia: Holyland Hotel Model
Mosaic Floor in Herodian House
Aristocratic Objects from Herodian Jerusalem
Jerusalem Painted Pottery
“Hezekiah’s Pool” Reservoir
Menorah Graffito

Qumran

Qumran, Viewed from Cave
Qumran, Aerial View
Qumran, Cave Interior
Qumran Caves Four and Five
Qumran, Cistern Steps with Earthquake Fault

Jesus’s Birth and Preparation

Bethlehem, From Shepherds’ Fields
Bethlehem, Aerial View of Church of Nativity
Church of Nativity, Nave
Church of Nativity, Grotto
Jerusalem, Mikveh next to Temple Entrance
Nazareth, Church of the Annunciation
Jordan River, Traditional Place of John’s Baptizing
Mount of Temptation
Aerial View of Judean Wilderness

Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee

Sea of Galilee Shores
Mount of Beatitudes
Capernaum, Aerial View of Synagogue and Excavations
Capernaum, Synagogue
Chorazin, Synagogue
Chorazin Synagogue Decoration Detail
Chorazin Decorated Pillar
Upper Jordan River and Sea of Galilee
Caesarea Philippi, Idol Niches
Mount Tabor

Jesus in Jerusalem

The Jericho-Jerusalem Road
Jerusalem, Pool of Bethesda
Jerusalem, Pool of Siloam
Bethany, Tomb of Lazarus
Silver Denarius
Lepton, “Widow’s Mite”

The Events of Holy Week

Temple Precinct and Mount of Olives
Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit Church
House of the Last Supper, Exterior
Room of Last Supper
Mount of Olives, Western Slope
Garden of Gethsemane
Traditional “Rock of Agony”
Arch of Gate Beneath Golden Gate
Golden Gate: View from Outside City
Peter in Gallicantu
Peter in Gallicantu, Bedrock Chambers from the Time of Jesus
Peter in Gallicantu, Cellared Rooms
“Lithostrotos” Pavement in Sisters of Zion Basement
Dice Game Graffito, Sisters of Zion Pavement
Via Dolorosa
Crucifixion Evidence from Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, South Entrance
Rock of Calvary
Cenotaph in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Tomb of Jesus, Interior
Chapel of St. Helena
Rock Quarry at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Aerial View of Jerusalem from Southeast
Damascus Gate at Night
Sukenik-Mayer Wall Segment
Gordon’s “Golgotha”
Garden Tomb
Tomb Entrance with Rolling Stone
Dome of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives

The First Christians: From Jerusalem to Antioch

Jerusalem, Temple Mount and Valley of Jehoshaphat
Jerusalem,“St. Stephen’s Gate”
Roman Road in Syrian Wilderness
Damascus “Street Called Straight”
St. Paul’s Chapel and Window in Damascus Wall
The Treasury at Petra
Tarsus, “Cleopatra’s Gate”
Antioch of Syria, Early Christian Church
Map of the Eastern Mediterranean

Paul’s First Missionary Journey: Cyprus and Asia Minor

Antioch’s Port at Seleucia
Salamis, Monastery of St. Barnabas
Cyprus, Southern Coastline near Paphos
Perge, Main Street
Lake Egridir in Pisidia
Antioch in Pisidia, Roman Aqueduct
Roman Bridge at Cendere
Coin of Lystra
Plains of Lycaonia
Antalya, Perge’s Harbor

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey: From Troas to Greece

Taurus Mountains
Cilician Gates
Excavations at Troy
Kavalla, Harbor of Roman Neapolis
Philippi
Philippi, Forum and Christian Basilica
Philippi, Paul’s Prison
The Egnatian Way at Philippi
Thessalonica, Arch of Galerius
Athens, Acropolis at Night
Athens, Acropolis from the Agora
Athens, Stoa of Attalos Colonnade
Athens, Roman Agora
Athens, Acropolis
Athens, Aerial View of Acropolis
Athens, Parthenon
Athens, Areopagus

Corinth: Strategic City for Paul

Corinth Canal
Corinth, Diolkos and Canal
Corinth, Temple of Apollo
Corinth, Forum and Lechaion Road
Corinth, Votive Offerings from Asklepieion
Erastus Inscription
Corinth, Bema

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey: Ephesus Becomes a New Base

Ephesus, Harbor Road and Theater
Ephesus, Temple of Artemis
Ephesus, Statue of Artemis
Ephesus, Street of the Curetes
Ephesus, Temple of Hadrian
Ephesus, Library of Celsus

“A Prisoner For Christ”-Paul’s Travels in Chains

Roman Merchant Ship, Stone Relief
Crete, Fair Havens Harbor
Via Appia
Rome, the Forum
Rome, Colosseum from Forum
Rome, Mamertine Prison

Christians Under Persecution

Bust of Nero
Rome, Colosseum Exterior
Rome, Colosseum Interior
Catacomb of Priscilla
Catacomb of Marcellino and Pietro
Catacombs, Fresco of Jonah
Catacombs, Moses at the Rock
Catacomb, Via Latino Raising of Lazarus
Depiction of Christ as Apollo
Christian Symbol of the Chi Rho
Patmos with Monastery of St. John the Theologian
Cappadocia, Cave Churches
Cappadocia, Cave Church Interior

Contemporaneous Judaism

Jerusalem, the Burnt House
Spearhead in Jewish Quarter House
“Judaea Capta” Coin
Arch of Titus, Rome
Arch of Titus, Detail
Tumbled Blocks from Temple Mount
Masada, Synagogue
Theodotus Synagogue Inscription
Sardis, Gymnasium Alongside Synagogue
Hammath-Tiberias, Mosaic Synagogue Floor
Nabratein, Synagogue Ark

Researches in the Galilee Region

Sepphoris—Cosmopolitan City Near Jesus’ Hometown

Sepphoris, View from Nazareth
Roman Theater and Tower on the Acropolis
Exquisite Woman’s Portrait on Mosaic Floor
Complete Mosaic Floor with Woman’s Portrait
Mosaic Floor with Nile Scene
Mosaic Floor, Personification of Egypt and Nilometer
Mosaic Floor, Alexandria City Gate and Pharos Lighthouse
Mosaic Floor, Fisherman at the Nile River

Capernaum—Has the Synagogue Where Jesus Preached Been Found?

Capernaum Synagogue, Aerial View
Plan of Synagogue and 1981 Trenches
Capernaum, First-Century Building Remains
Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, Reconstruction
Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, Plan
Gamla, First-Century Synagogue

Ports on the Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee, Map
Gergesa Harbor
Susita (Hippos) Harbor
Gennesar Harbor
Tabgha, Harbor of St. Peter

The Sea of Galilee “Jesus Boat”

First-Century Galilee Boat Refloated
Galilee Boat, Excavation
Galilee Boat in Conservation Tank
Magdala, First-Century Boat Mosaic

Researches in Jerusalem

The Search for King Herod’s Tomb

Herodium, Aerial View
Herodium, Palace and Tower
Greater Herodium, Plan
Herodium, Lower Terrace “Monumental Building”
Traditional Herod’s Family Tomb, Entrance
Sarcophagus from Traditional Herod’s Family Tomb
Newly Proposed Herod’s Family Tomb, Wall
Herod’s Winter Palace at Jericho, Opus Reticulatum
Tomb of Augustus, Reconstruction
Herod’s Family Tomb, Reconstruction

Researching the Appearance of Herod’s Temple Mount

Southern Extension of Temple Mount, Reconstruction
Monumental Walls at Tomb of Abraham
Coins for the Temple Tax

The Gate of the Essenes

Three Superimposed Sills in Gate of the Essenes Complex
Threshold of Gate with Sewage Channel
Street inside Gate

Ossuary of the High Priest Caiaphas

Jewish Ossuaries of the First Century C.E.
Caiaphas’ Tomb, Entrance and Main Chamber
“Caiaphas” Ossuary in Tomb Niche
“Caiaphas” Ossuary
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Narrow Side with Inscription
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Narrow-Side Inscription, Transcription and Translation
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Back Side with Inscription
“Caiaphas” Ossuary, Back-Side Inscription, Transcription and Translation
Second “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Inscription
Second “Caiaphas” Ossuary Inscription, Transcription
“Miriam Daughter of Simon” Ossuary Inscription
“Miriam Daughter of Simon” Inscription, Transcription
Pilate’s Name on Caesarea Inscription

The Field of Blood Cemetery (Alkeldama)

Onuphrius Monastery and Early Tombs
Attic Door Tomb Entrance
Tomb Chamber with Elaborate Doorways and Ceiling
Akeldama Tomb 1, Chamber C Loculi
Ariston Tomb, Stone Door to Chamber
Ariston Tomb, Chamber with Arcosolia

The Church of the Apostles—A First-Century Christian Synagogue?

Traditional Tomb of David at Cenacle
Reused Herodian Blocks in Synagogue South Wall
Upper Room (Cenacle)
Pelican Capital in Crusader Cenacle
Basilica of St. Pudentiana, Mosaic Showing Church of the Apostles
Plan of Church of the Apostles and Crusader Church of Mary

The Cave Church of Gethsemane

Garden of Gethsemane
Cave of Gethsemane
Cave of Gethsemane, Detail of Floor Phases

Researches on Ancient Manuscripts

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The “Son of God” Fragment (4Q246)
The “Pierced Messiah” Fragment (4Q285)
The “Beatitudes” Fragment (4Q525)

New Biblical Manuscript Discovery at St. Catherine’s Monastery

New Leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus

Desert Monasteries

Monasteries in Southern Sinai

St. Catherine’s Monastery
Southern Sinai Monastic Compound, Plan

Monasteries in the Judean Wilderness (Laura Type)

Pharan—The Beginnings of a Movement
Pharan Monastery, Cells and Central Complex
Douka Monastery (Deir Quarantal), Mount of Temptation
Gerasimus Monastery
Mar Saba, the Great Laura
Mar Saba Hermitage No. 29
Mar Saba Hermitage No. 29, Section

Monasteries in the Judean Wilderness (Coenobitic Type)

Theodosius Monastery—The Move to Community
St. Martyrius Monastery, Aerial View
St. Martyrius Monastery, Overview of Ruins
St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Mosaic Floor
St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Mosaic Floor Panel
St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Column Capital
St. Martyrius Monastery, Kitchen Floor Mosaic
St. Martyrius Monastery, Chapel of the Three Priests Mosaic
St. Martyrius Monastery, Drawing
Choziba Monastery (St. George’s)—A Combined Laura and Coenobium
Choziba Monastery, Hermit Cell
Choziba Monastery, Charnel Cave with Skulls
Khirbet ed-Deir Monastery, Overview
Khirbet ed-Deir Monastery, Burial Cave Chapel

Recently Discovered Byzantine Churches

Churches in Jerusalem

Monastery of the Cross, General View
Monastery of the Cross, Byzantine Mosaic Floor

Churches in the North

Church at Kursi (Gergesa), General View
Church at Kursi, Close-Up
Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, General View
Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, Bema Mosaic Inscription

Churches in the South

Church at Horvat Beit Loya, General View
Church at Horvat Beit Loya, North Aisle Mosaic
Church at Horvat Be’er-shema, Man and Donkey Mosaic
Church at Kissufim, Mosaic Floor
Church at Kissufim, Mosaic of Lion Attacking Bull