Pilgrimage / Study Tour of the Holy Land

The Department of Biblical Studies at St Patrick’s College is organising a pilgrimage / study tour of the Holy Land from Friday 12 March – Friday 19 March 2010.

The visit will include three nights in Tiberias, exploring Galilee and four nights based in Jerusalem (left) with visits to Bethlehem (below), Jericho, Qumran as well as the major sites of Jerusalem itself .

The tour will be led by Fr Brendan McConvery of the Department of Biblical Studies.

While planned initially for undergraduate and graduate students in theology, other students, staff and friends, and especially former students of St Patrick’s College and NUIM will be most welcome to take part. Early booking is advisable.

Travel arrangements are by MAP Travel Dublin.

Inclusive Cost: €1,148.00 per person sharing – half board in *** Hotels, and includes travel insurance, entrance fees and gratuities.

Outline Itinerary and Booking forms may be downloaded from here.

A special course will be taught in Undergraduate Programme of the Pontifical University at Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth during February-March 2010: Although this is primarily intendeded for students of the College, others going on the pilgrimage will be welcome to attend. Details of course EL-297 are as follows:.

Holy Land Pilgrimage
EL 297
Fr Brendan McConvery
Fridays @ 12.00 noon
Beginning 5 February 2010
Middle Loftus

For students of the Pontifical University at Maynooth, this course may be taken for BD / BTh / BATh credit by those who have registered for the Holy Land Pilgrimage – see Kalendarium for details of course-content and assessment.

Postgraduates and other pilgrims are welcome to attend.

Course Lecture Notes:

• Getting the lie of the land

• The Holy Sepulchre and Bethlehem

• Archaeology Part I - Digging up the Holy Land

• Archaelogy Part II - Qumran & Jerusalem

• The People and the Land

• Practical Details