2018 “Land of the Bible” Courses For
Consultants and Consultants-in-Training
“Land of the Bible” Courses
JCBT continues to offer the unique specialized short-term course on the “Land of the Bible” under the auspices of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Courses is customized to meet the needs of each group of consultants and consultants-in-training as they study and experience Biblical history, geography, archaeology, agriculture, flora/fauna, and local climate. Such contextual studies are proving to be a great contribution to a fuller and more accurate understanding of Hebrew Scripture.
The value of this experience is increasingly appreciated by Bible translation societies worldwide. Since the beginning of this Land of the Bible course for consultants in 2010, most of the 350+ participants have been sponsored by major Bible translation societies. This increased interest is continuing as can be seen in the schedule for 2018
2018 Schedule
Jan 6-19: JCBT Course Open to All Consultants – in ENGLISH
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Feb 11-17: United Bible Society (UBS), CEO’s Francophone Africa – in FRENCH
July 15-28: United Bible Society (UBS), Lusophone Africa Translators – in PORTUGUESE
July 28-Aug 10: United Bible Society (UBS), Americas Translators – in SPANISH
Sept 2-15: United Bible Society (UBS), Graduated TO’s – in ENGLISH
Sept 30-13 Oct: Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), Chinese Consultants (not confirmed) – in CHINESE
Oct 3-24: Deaf Mission – in SIGN LANGUAGE
Oct 21-27: United Bible Society (UBS), Americas CEO – in SPANISH
Nov 1-22: Special Course on Psalms (JCBT) – in ENGLISH