1. The Middle East – Then and Now
Dr. Rob Fuller
Canyon View Church of Christ
June 6, 2010
Bible Geography

4. Why Study Bible Geography?
Clarify the “unintelligible.”
Places not found on current maps
Can't associate stories with time and place
Increase confidence
Improve interest and enjoyment
Tie history with the Bible
Example: Alexander the Great

8. Quiz
1. Abraham started his journey to Canaan, via Haran, in Ur of the Chaldeans. If he were starting this journey in the 21st century, from which country would he be leaving?
Yemen
Iran
Iraq
Syria

9. Quiz
1. Abraham started his journey to Canaan, via Haran, in Ur of the Chaldeans. If he were starting this journey in the 21st century, from which country would he be leaving?
Yemen
Iran
Iraq
Syria

11. Quiz
2. Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years; he received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai during this time. In which country is this mountain thought to be today?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jordan

12. Quiz
2. Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years; he received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai during this time. In which country is this mountain thought to be today?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jordan

14. Quiz
3. Ruth was a Moabite woman who married a man from Bethlehem. Moab was located in what present-day country?
Turkey
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan

15. Quiz
3. Ruth was a Moabite woman who married a man from Bethlehem. Moab was located in what present-day country?
Turkey
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan

17. Quiz
4. Jonah was told by God to go to Nineveh in Assyria to preach. Although we cannot be certain, in which present-day city and country is the "great city" of Nineveh thought to be located?
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mosul, Iraq
Aleppo, Syria
Tabriz, Iran

18. Quiz
4. Jonah was told by God to go to Nineveh in Assyria to preach. Although we cannot be certain, in which present-day city and country is the "great city" of Nineveh thought to be located?
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mosul, Iraq
Aleppo, Syria
Tabriz, Iran

20. Quiz
5. Jonah disobeyed the Lord and, instead of going to Nineveh, he boarded a ship headed to Tarshish. In which of the following modern-day countries is that city thought to have been?
Tunisia
Albania
Greece
Spain

21. Quiz
5. Jonah disobeyed the Lord and, instead of going to Nineveh, he boarded a ship headed to Tarshish. In which of the following modern-day countries is that city thought to have been?
Tunisia
Albania
Greece
Spain

23. Quiz
6. Jesus called his first disciples at the Sea of Galilee and, following the resurrection, he appeared to them there again. What is this body of water called today?
Lake Tiberias
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee

24. Quiz
6. Jesus called his first disciples at the Sea of Galilee and, following the resurrection, he appeared to them there again. What is this body of water called today?
Lake Tiberias
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee

26. Quiz
7. Judea and Samaria were both important places in Jesus' life and ministry. What is the area where these historical territories were located now called?
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Lebanon
Golan Heights

27. Quiz
7. Judea and Samaria were both important places in Jesus' life and ministry. What is the area where these historical territories were located now called?
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Lebanon
Golan Heights

29. Quiz
8. The apostle Paul was born as a Roman citizen in Tarsus of Cilicia. What country would that city be located in today?
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Israel

30. Quiz
8. The apostle Paul was born as a Roman citizen in Tarsus of Cilicia. What country would that city be located in today?
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Israel

32. Quiz
9. Which of the following churches that are mentioned by name in the New Testament are in modern-day Greece?
Rome
Corinth
Colosse
Antioch

33. Quiz
9. Which of the following churches that are mentioned by name in the New Testament are in modern-day Greece?
Rome
Corinth
Colosse
Antioch

35. Quiz
10. The book of Revelation in the New Testament includes letters to the following seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. All of these cities were located in which of the following present- day countries?
Greece
Italy
Turkey
Egypt

36. Quiz
10. The book of Revelation in the New Testament includes letters to the following seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. All of these cities were located in which of the following present- day countries?
Greece
Italy
Turkey
Egypt

38. Outline June 13: Before and After the Flood: Lands of Noah's Sons
June 30: The Travels of Abraham: Across the Fertile Crescent
July 11: Lands of Pharaohs, Joseph and Moses: Egypt
July 18: Changing Geography in the Levant: Canaan Divided Among the 12 Tribes
July 25: Empires, Captivity and Wars: Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Philistia

39. Outline
August 1: The Roman Empire Arrives: Rome and the Shift of Power
August 8: A Holy City from Jebusites to Jesus: Jerusalem
August 15: Travels of Jesus: Galilee, Samaria, and Peraea
August 22: Journeys of the Apostles and Paul's 1st Journey: Syria and Asia Minor
August 29: Paul's 2nd Journey: Macedonia, Athens, and Corinth (John McKeel)