Dr. Alan Hix, Associate Professor of Christian Studies and Associate Director of the Excavations at Kursi led a study abroad trip to Israel with students from Shorter University in the Spring of 2012.

1. Israel Study Abroad
Spring 2012
Shorter University

2. An Awesome Host Family

3. We Began Where HIStory Began

4. Bethlehem – Church of the Nativity

5. Look Who’s in the Mosque of
Abraham in Hebron!

6. Hebron

7. Learning in the Synagogue at Efrat

8. Dipping Our Feet in the Sea of Galilee

9. Sepphoris - Dr. Hix by His First Square
from 1994

10. At Caesarea Maritima

11. Wow, This is Really OLD!!!!

12. Mediterranean Sea

13. We Made It!

14. Shopping at Shaban’s in the Old City

15. The Dome of the Rock –
Temple Mount

16. On the Mount of Olives

17. Water Gate from David’s
Jerusalem

18. Braving
Hezekiah’s
Tunnel

19. A Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall

20. On a 1st Century Street at the Temple

21. Praying at the Basilica of the Agony

22. Calvary and Jesus’ Tomb

23. We Finally Found a McDonalds!

24. This Could Be You!