Because Jesus entered our world in the human condition, our faith has deep roots in the physical places where he was born, walked and talked, laughed and wept, where he suffered, died, and rose again. Though a bodily pilgrimage to the Holy Land may not be possible for many, this imaginative pilgrimage unites these hallowed places with the sacred texts associated with the life of Jesus. This geography of salvation can fill out the written gospels with tangible reality. Here we can imagine Jesus with his disciples along the lake, teaching on the mountainside, praying in the garden, and dying on the cross...

Author: Stephen J. Binz

CONTENTS

How to Use Threshold Bible Study

Suggestions for Individual Use

Suggestions for Group Use

Introduction

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 1

Lessons 1-6

1. Nazareth: Basilica of the Annunciaton (Luke 1:26-38)

2. Nazareth: Church of St. Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25; Matthew 2:19-23)

3. Ein Karem: Church of the Visitation (Luke 1:39-56)

4. Ein Karem: Church of St. John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80)

5. Bethlehem: Church of the Nativity (Luke 2:1-7; Mt 2:1-11)

6. Bethlehem: Shepherd's Field (Luke 2:8-20)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 2

Lessons 7-12

7. The Jordan River: Place of Baptism (Luke 3:1-22)

8. Cana: Church of the Miracle of Water and Wine (Jn 2:1-12)

9. Capernaum: The Synagogue (Mark 1:21-28; John 6:53-59)

10. Capernaum: Peter's House (Mark 1:29-34; Mark 2:1-12)

11. Tabgha: Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes (Mark 6:30-44)

12. Mount of Beatitudes: Church of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-16)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 3

Lessons 13-18

13. The Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 6:45-52)

14. Banias: Caesarea Philippi (Matthew 16:13-23)

15. Mount Tabor: Chuch of the Transfiguration(Matthew 17:1-9)

16. Shechem: Jacob's Well (John 4:3-26)

17. Jericho (Luke 18:35-19:10)

18. Bethany: The Tomb of Lazarus (John 11:32-44; John 12:1-11)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 4

Lessons 19-24

19. Jerusalem: The Pool of Bethesda (Jn 5:1-18)

20. Jerusalem: The Temple Mount and Western Wall (Mark 11:1-19)

21. Mount of Olives: Dominus Flevit Chapel (Luke 19:41-44; Mt 23:37-39; Mk 11:12-14)

22. Mount of Olives: Eleona Church (Mark 13:1-13, 24-27, 32-37)

23. Jerusalem: The Upper Room (Mark 14:12-26)24. Mount of Olives: Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 5

Lessons 25-30

25. Jerusalem: St. Peter in Galicantu (Luke 22:54-62)

26. Jerusalem: The Via Dolorosa (Luke 23:18-32)

27. Jerusalem: Golgotha (Mark 15:22-41)

28. Jerusalem: Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher (Mark 15:42-16:8)

29. Tabgha: Church of Peter's Primary (Jn 21:1-19)

30. Mount of Olives: Shrine of the Ascension (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:6-12)

Suggestions for Facilitators, Group Session 6