title: Land and Word: A Biblical Journey - Study Guide
author: Stephen Langfur
description: "Filmed on location in Israel, this 'biblical journey' captures the flavor of a tour developed by Stephen Langfur over the 15 years he has acted as a guide in Israel. According to him, the lay of the land is connected to the histories and theologies of the two faiths that developed here: the faith of Jesus, which is Judaism; and the faith in Jesus which developed out of Judaism. Langfur does an admirable job of providing historical and geographical context by using on-site photography, maps, charts,and art works to connect the viewer with the story behind the Good Book. This is a demanding film, requiring a basic understanding of biblical history and concepts and an interest in historical analysis (a quip about apocalyptic eschatology gets a laugh here). A study guide, synchronized with the tape, makes it particularly valuable for serious Christians who cannot visit the Holy Land or pilgrims who want to do more than take in the sights. -- <i>Video Librarian, June 1999</i><br /><br />"I consider this a marvelous series that I could use in church and in Christian college settings. It offers a well-woven story that blends Biblical events with the history, archaeology, geography, and culture of the Near East. It is well and beautifully illustrated using a variety of visual media that will keep the rapt attention of professional as well as novice Bible students. Dr. Langfur's personal enthusiasm for the subject and the land is infectious for the viewer - it adds effervescent personality to his professional style. It's impossible to see this series without being made more aware of the Jewishness of the Christian faith and, therefore, of its real identity." -- <i>Gary Dusek, Professor of Old Testament, Westmont College</i><br /><br />"This comprehensive review of history is a grand foundation, whatever a person's interpretation of the Bible may be. I loved the photography and actually seeing those vistas and ruins where the familiar Biblical characters lived. The overriding conclusion I am left with is the historical and abiding connection between Christians and Jews. What a defense against bigotry this could be." -- <i>Jean Stapleton, Actress</i>
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
  
  ## Dedication
  
  
  ### Epigraph
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Chapter 26
  
  
  ### Author’s Note
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  _Christopher_
  
  
  
  
  
  When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange
  language; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
  
  
  The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
  
  
  The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
  
  
  What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast
  driven back?
  
  
  Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
  
  
  Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God
  of Jacob; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a
  fountain of waters.
  
  
  —Psalm 114. King James Version
  
  
  
  
  
  1
  
  
  I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. What do you know when you’re seven years old? All my
  life, or so I thought, we’d been in the city of Alexandria, in the Street of
  the Carpenters, with the other Galileans, and soone