Jennifer Lile:  DTBL! Tour Host

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What an absolute pleasure it is to announce DTBL's newest tour host, Jennifer Lile.
 
I cannot think of anyone better suited to join DTBL! as a tour host to the Bible Lands.  Jennifer has gone with me numerous times to the Holy Land...taking in every piece of scholarly information, making onsite applications with Scripture, and graciously involving herself in the every aspect of each tour.  Coming home she would deeply involve herself in research - much to my delight too!

Below is Jennifer's account of how she was introduced to DTBL! - along with suggested resources she has enjoyed.

My Association with DTBL!

It was the final year of the last millennium, 2000. I graduated from law school, passed the bar exam and eagerly made plans with my husband to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Holy Land with others in our congregation.

I had known since fifth grade, when my parents went with Kay Money to Israel, that I wanted to take such a pilgrimage myself if I had the opportunity. Knowing my propensity to show fastidious attention to detail, my mother suggested I contact Kay for packing ideas, since we were aware that she had organized trips to Israel in the past.  Kay graciously forwarded some packing suggestions and gently suggested that we consider joining a scholarly tour she was planning for 2002.

As October of 2000 rolled around, the USS Cole was bombed, and though unconnected and distant from any of our travel plans, fear caused the trip to be cancelled. While extremely disappointed, knowing now what I didn’t know then, I am indeed thankful that our plans were changed.

In 2001, we began an extended series of teaching lessons with Kay and the 2002 Tour group, which paved the way for us to understand and appreciate the depth of the history, culture and geography of the Land we were about to explore. Under the expert guidance of Dr. Stephen Langfur and other regional scholar guides, both my husband and I decided that one trip was not sufficient to absorb what we experienced.

Multiple trips to the Middle East later, my passion for learning and understanding the roots of my faith and the context of the Bible continues to grow.

While I continue to seek truth and offer counsel in my legal career, I encourage anyone who is passionate about knowing God, to join DTBL! on an upcoming tour. Then you too can dig for the truth and have a richer, deeper understanding of why you believe what you believe.


Sampling of Suggested Readings


A Guide to the Seven Churches, Fatih Cimok, 2003, A Turizm Yayinlari Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey, ISBN 975-7199-66-4.

A Muslim’s Heart, Edward J. Hoskins, M.D., Ph.D., 2003, Dawson Media, Colorado Springs, CO, ISBN 0-9672480-6-X.

Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Ruth Amiran, 1969, Massada Press Ltd., Israel, SBN 8135-0634-4.

Archaeology of the Bible: Book by Book, Gaalyah Cornfeld, 1976, Harper & Row, New York, NY, ISBN 0-06-061584-2.

Archaeology of the Land of the Bible – 10,000 to 586 B.C.E., Amihai Mazar, 1990, Doubleday, New York, NY, ISBN 0-385-4590-2.

Atlas of Bible History, 1986, Lion Publishing, Oxford, England, ISBN 0-7459-1626-0.

Atlas of Bible Lands, Holman QuickSource Guide, Paul H. Wright, 2002 Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN, ISBN 0-8054-2832-1.

Desert and Shepherd in Our Biblical Heritage, Nogah Hareuveni, 1991 Neot Kedumim Ltd., Israel, ISBN 965-233-017-5.

Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible, John D. Currid, 1999, Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI, ISBN 0-8010-2213-4.

Food at the Time of the Bible, Miriam Feinberg Vamosh, 2004, Palphot Ltd., Herzlia, Israel, ISBN 965-280-115-1.

Handbook of Bible Festivals, Galen Peterson, 1997, The Standard Publishing Co., Cincinnati, OH, ISBN 0-7847-0595-X.

Interpreting the Past – Roman Pottery, Kevin Green, 1992 University of California Press/British Museum, Los Angeles, CA ISBN 0-520-08031-9.

In the Steps of Jesus, An Illustrated Guide to the Places of the Holy Land, Peter Walker, 2006, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI, ISBN 978-0-310-27647-0.

Israel Past & Present, Dr. D. Bahat, 1998, Vision S.r.l. & Dorot Avar Ltd., Roma, Italy, ISBN 88-8162-083-9.

Jerusalem, Rebirth of a City, Martin Gilbert, 1985, Viking Penguin, New York, NY, ISBN 0-670-80789-3.

Jewish Holidays All Year Round, Ilene Cooper, 2002, Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY, ISBN 0-8019-0550-7.

Jordan Past & Present, E. Borgia, 2001, Vision S.r.l., Roma, Italy, ISBN 88-8162-124-X.

Light Force, Brother Andrew and Al Janssen, 2004, Open Doors International, Grand Rapids, MI, ISBN 0-8007-3104-2.

Life in Biblical Israel, Philip J. King and Lawrence E. Stager, 2001, Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, KY, ISBN 0-664-22148-5.

Moses and the Gods of Egypt, John J. Davis, 2006, BMH Books, Winona Lake, IN, ISBN 0-88469-1772.

New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus, David Bivin, 2007, En-Gedi Resource Center, Inc., Holland, MI, ISBN 978-0-9749482-2-5.

Pottery in Ancient Times, Rivka Gonen, 1973, Jerusalem Publishing House, Jerusalem, Israel, ISBN 0-8225-0829-X.

Promised Land, The Future of Israel Revealed in Prophecy, Derek Prince, 2005 Chosen Books, Grand Rapids, MI, ISBN 0-8007-9389-7.

Reviving the Holy Land, The Land of Israel Then and Now, M. Cartier, 2000, Multview Ltd., ISBN 965-90343-1-8.

The Archaeology of Ancient Israel, Edited by Amnon Ben-Tor, 1992, The Open University of Israel, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-05919-9.

The Atlas of Biblical Jerusalem, Dan Bahat, 1994 Carta, Jerusalem, ISBN 965-220-238-X.

The Bible is History, Ian Wilson, 1999, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, England ISBN 0-297-83604-8.

The Essential Bible – Manners and Customs, Ralph Gower, 2000, Moody Press, Chicago, IL ISBN 0-8024-2479-1.

The Holy Land Satellite Atlas, Vols. 1 & 2, 1994 Rohr Productions Ltd. Bangkok, Thailand.

The Jewish War, Josephus 1985 Penguin Books, New York, ISBN #0-88029-034-X.

The Journeys of Paul, Fatih Cimok, 2004, A Turizm Yayinlari Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey, ISBN 975-7199-96-6.

The Making of Israel, James Cameron, 1976, Taplinger Publishing Co., New York, NY, ISBN 0-8008-5084-X.

The Sacred Bridge, Anson F. Rainey and R. Steven Notley, 2006, Carta, Jerusalem, ISBN 965-220-529X.

The Stones Cry Out, Randall Price, 1997, Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR, ISBN 978-1-56507-640-2.

Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Michael Rydelnik, 2004, Moody Publishers, Chicago, IL ISBN 0-8024-2640-9.

Understanding the Difficult Words of Jesus, David Biven and Roy Blizzard, Jr., 1994 Destiny Image Publishers, Shippensburg, PA ISBN 0-914903-94-2.



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