Slide reads “And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.St.Mark.Ch.1.v.8.”. View of the Jordan River in Palestine. Slide reads “Then the Spirit drove him immediately into the desert, ad in the desert he remained for forty days while Satan tempted him. St. Mark Ch.1. vv.12-13.”. View of the Judaean Desert, where Bible says Jesus Christ spent 40 days fasting. View of the Judaean Mountains, also known as the Hebron Mountains. View of the Mount of Temptation in the Judaean Desert.
Slide reads “Then Jesus returned in the power of the spirit to Gallilee. St.Luke.Ch.4.v.14.”. View of a lake located on the site of what believed is to be Capernaum, a fishing village from the biblical and Roman era in Galilee, Palestine. Aerial view of the desert, olive groves and Lake Tiberias in Galilee. View of a tree in front of Lake Tiberias, also known as the Sea of Galilee. Slide reads “Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea. St.Mark.Ch.1.v.16.”. A man casts a net in the Sea of Galilee. Fishermen holding a drag net to catch fish near the shore. Fishermen in boat let down a sea net in deep water. Fishermen on boat pulling sea net. Fishermen hauling fishing net from deep water in the shore. Fishermen with net on a small boat. Palestinian fishermen fixing nets under a tree.
Fishermen in boats sailing in the port of Tiberias, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Aerial view of the town of Tiberias, in British Palestine. Remains of Herod’s palace. Slate reads “Then he made his disciples at once embark in the boat and cross before him towards Bethsaida-”. White boats sailing on the Sea of Galilee. A single white boat sailing. Aerial view of Bethsaida, in present day Golan Heights, with Bedouin tents. Remains of an arch found in the area known as the Decapolis. Ancient Roman-era columns found in Jerash (northern Jordan). A stone-paved road in Jerash. View of Mount Hermon. Aerial view of the ancient city of Banias. Remains of the Hellenic temple of Pan in Banias. An Arab man points to ancient Greek inscriptions carved on the stone wall of the temple. Ancient Greek inscription written on the stone wall. Large stones found outside an ancient mine near Banias.
Slate reads “As the time for assumption was now due he set his face for Jerusalem. St.Luke.Ch.9.v.51.”. An Arab man looking down on the Jordan Valley. View of the Jordan Valley. View of the Plains of Jericho. View of the Mount of Temptation in the Judaean Desert. View of the cliffs and uneven topography of the Judaean Desert. Archaeological remains of a small Samaritan town. Desert near Jerusalem. Aerial view of the Mount of Olives, small town and desert nearby. Skyline of Jerusalem, with Dome of the Rock in front. Street in Jerusalem crowded for Passover. Houses in Jerusalem. Men and women crowding in Jerusalem. Two men walking down the Via Dolorosa. Partial view of a Christian cross.
An ancient bust of the Roman Emperor Titus. Men passing through the Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy. Chunks of stone rubble found in the Roman Forum. View of the Roman Colosseum partially obscured by trees. View of the Roman Colosseum as seen from the ground floor inside. Gates inside the Roman Colosseum for animals. Animated map depicting the trade route and spread of Christianity between Rome and the Holy Land during the Roman period. Remains of Early Christian churches found in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium). A lizard crawls on the stone wall of an Early Christian church.
Aerial view of Jerusalem, British Palestine. The dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Christian Quarter, Jerusalem, Israel) is seen from aerial view. The Crusader Tower is also seen from aerial view. Interior of the dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Numerous lighted candles surround Christians attending service inside the church. A Roman Catholic priest distributes the Holy Communion to churchgoers during a Latin Christian rite mass. A Roman Catholic priest celebrates mass in front of the Holy Tomb inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Greek Orthodox patriarchs holding candles in a procession during a religious service. The Greek Orthodox Patriarch and Bishop of Jerusalem, Timotheus I of Jerusalem (Timotheus Themelis), leads the procession. Armenian priests, with black pointed hoods, in a procession inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Armenian priests wearing elaborate cloaks during a procession. A Syrian Orthodox bishop performs a mass in Aramaic during Palm Sunday. Coptic Orthodox Christians attending a Palm Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Large candles flank the church door. Ethiopian Abyssinian Church holding a mass at the roof of the rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Ethiopian umbrellas adorn the procession. Abbot of the Ethiopian Abyssinian Church wearing a miter of solid gold.