After three long days, we were able to NOT set the alarm clock this morning! So glad. But that also means a bit less to write about today.
As you can see in these pictures we are experiencing VERY calm seas. We had a quiet day, with only the two group lectures to attend. The morning one was a dramatic reading of Mark chapters 1-5 (Jesus' early ministry) while Dr Maier's afternoon talk was about the authenticity of what we had seen the past three days. The most surprising part of that talk was his contention that the Via Dolorosa makes no sense. Needless to say we were all enthralled to hear his reasons. He stated that no respectable Roman governor would have his wife staying in a military barracks (which is where the current Via Dolorosa starts), rather they would be in a wing of Herod's palace on the opposite side of the city. He cited some writings from a historian in Alexandria that supports this assertion. Later in his talk he validated the location of the crucifixion and tomb since at the time of Jesus, the city wall had a notch in it so that area was outside the wall. He also said that on a prior visit to Jerusalem he walked the path of Jesus' trial and crucifixion, starting with a full moon at 10:00 pm on Thursday night when Jesus was arrested, and the events all were feasible per the Biblical account. Wouldn't it have been great to have taken that walk with him!
Besides attending the lectures we had a nice lunch on the pool deck and supper with our travel group in the main dining room.
On to Mykonos tomorrow with Athens and Corinth the following day.
As you can see in these pictures we are experiencing VERY calm seas. We had a quiet day, with only the two group lectures to attend. The morning one was a dramatic reading of Mark chapters 1-5 (Jesus' early ministry) while Dr Maier's afternoon talk was about the authenticity of what we had seen the past three days. The most surprising part of that talk was his contention that the Via Dolorosa makes no sense. Needless to say we were all enthralled to hear his reasons. He stated that no respectable Roman governor would have his wife staying in a military barracks (which is where the current Via Dolorosa starts), rather they would be in a wing of Herod's palace on the opposite side of the city. He cited some writings from a historian in Alexandria that supports this assertion. Later in his talk he validated the location of the crucifixion and tomb since at the time of Jesus, the city wall had a notch in it so that area was outside the wall. He also said that on a prior visit to Jerusalem he walked the path of Jesus' trial and crucifixion, starting with a full moon at 10:00 pm on Thursday night when Jesus was arrested, and the events all were feasible per the Biblical account. Wouldn't it have been great to have taken that walk with him!
Besides attending the lectures we had a nice lunch on the pool deck and supper with our travel group in the main dining room.
On to Mykonos tomorrow with Athens and Corinth the following day.
1 comment:
Sounds like a nice relaxing day after a few busy but exciting days , Enjoy
Pat
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