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Athens 105 58, Greece, Corinth,
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Ray Vander Laan, That That World May Know, Jesus, Acts, Paul, Bible, Greece, Athens, Corinth, Rome, Priscilla, Aquila, Areopagus, Archaeology, History,
| 1 | Engaging the Mind: Paul in the Stoa of Athens |
Locations:
Athens 105 58, Greece,
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Ray Vander Laan, That That World May Know, Jesus, Acts, Paul, Bible, Greece, Athens, Corinth, Rome, Priscilla, Aquila, Areopagus, Archaeology, History,
| 2 | Engaging the Heart: Paul Before the Areopagus |
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Athens 105 58, Greece,
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Ray Vander Laan, That That World May Know, Jesus, Acts, Paul, Bible, Greece, Athens, Corinth, Rome, Priscilla, Aquila, Areopagus, Archaeology, History,
| 3 | Turning Weakness Into Strength |
| 4 | The Lord's Supper: Discerning the Body |
| 5 | Transforming the Chaos |
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Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy, Forum of Augustus, Rome, Italy, Gerasa (Jerash), Jordan, Jerusalem, Israel, Philippi, Greece, Qatzrin, Israel, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel, The Parthenon, Thessaloniki,
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Ray Vander Laan, Focus on the Family, Zondervan, Bible, Acts, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Greece, Rome, Paul, gospel, Jesus, Caesar, colony, heaven,
| 1 | The Gospel of Caesar |
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Gerasa (Jerash), Jordan, Philippi, Greece,
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ray vander laan, philippi, paul, greece, acts, philippians, bible, macedonia, caesar, augustus, marc antony, octavian, jesus,
| 2 | The Believers |
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Philippi, Greece, Qatzrin, Israel,
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paul, jesus, acts, philippians, philippi, caesar, colony, bible,
| 3 | The Powers of Darkness |
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Capernaum, Israel, Delphi, Greece, Philippi, Greece,
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acts, philippians, greece, philippi, delphi, apollo, pythia, bible, paul, jesus,
| 4 | The Philippian Jailer |
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Caesarea-By-The-Sea, Israel, Philippi, Greece,
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caesarea by the sea, caesar, israel, greece, philippi, paul, jail, acts, philippians, bible, jesus,
| 5 | Confronting the Empire |
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Philippi, Greece, Thessaloniki,
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Paul, Silas, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Acts, 1 Thessalonians, Ephesians, Alexander the Great, Caesar Augustus, Octavian, Roman Empire, gospel, Jesus, Greece, missionary, caesar,
Locations:
Capernaum, Israel, Cinecitta Studios, Rome, Italy, Colosseum, Rome, Italy, Forum of Augustus, Rome, Italy, Horvat Susita (Hippos), Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, Mount of Olives, Israel, Rome, Italy, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel,
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Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, Rome, Capernaum, Hippos, Susita, Galilee, Mount of Olives, Temple Mount, Crucifixion, Ascension, Pentecost, demoniac, legion, strong man, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, Great Commission, Jesus, disciples, Father's house, gospel,
| 1 | Capernaum: Jesus Binds the Evil One |
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Capernaum, Israel, Sea of Galilee,
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Israel, Capernaum, synagogue, Jesus, Mark, Matthew, Sea of Galilee, Galilee, demoniac, strong man,
| 2 | Decapolis: The Other Side - Jesus and the Man from the Tombs |
| 3 | Crucifixion: The Coronation of a King |
| 4 | Ascension: The King Takes His Throne |
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Jerusalem, Israel, Mount of Olives, Israel,
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Ascension, Matthew, Luke, Acts, Jesus, Great Commission, Rome, Caesar, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel, Galilee,
| 5 | Pentecost: God Changed His Address |
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Jerusalem, Israel, Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel,
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Jerusalem, Israel, Temple Mount, Mount Moriah, Jesus, Pentecost, Southern Stairs, temple, tabernacle, God, Luke, Acts, Peter, tongues, Holy Spirit,
| 1 | Abraham and Sarah and Three Strangers |
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Negev Desert, Tel Arad, Arad, Israel, Timna valley, Israel,
| 2 | Israel at Sinai: The First Great Commission |
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Jordan River, Negev Desert, Timna valley, Israel, Wilderness of Paran, Israel,
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corner, holy, kaddosh, kanaf, laquakh, marry, tallit, tassels, tohu, tzit, vebohu,
| 3 | Jesus Renews His Mission: Seeking the Lost |
| 4 | The Lost Son: In a Far Country |
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Gerasa (Jerash), Jordan, Qatzrin, Israel,
| 5 | The Seeking Father: The Lost Son Returns |
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Gerasa (Jerash), Jordan, Qatzrin, Israel,
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test tag 1. test tag 2,
| 1 | Join the Journey |
| 2 | It's Hot Here and There's No Way Out |
| 3 | Help Is Here |
| 4 | When Your Heart Cries Out |
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South Sinai, Egypt,
| 5 | They Were Not Wandering |
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Timna valley, Israel,
| 6 | Ears to Hear |
| 7 | There's Hope in the Desert |
| 1 | The Way of the Essenes |
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Dead Sea, Judean Wilderness, Qumran, Israel,
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mikveh,
| 2 | The Way of John the Baptist |
| 3 | Into the Desert to Be Tested |
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Judean Wilderness, Rephidim, Wilderness of Sin,
| 4 | The Last Passover |
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Jerusalem, Israel,
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seder,
| 5 | The Fifth Cup: Our Way of Hope |
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Jerusalem, Israel, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, Israel, Maresha, Israel,
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seder, gath, shemenim, oil press, leyel shimerim, the night of watching,
| 1 | Build Me a Sanctuary |
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Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt, Timna valley, Israel,
| 2 | Making Space for God |
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Timna valley, Israel,
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Michcon, Aron'ha'kodesh, Sha'vu'oat,
| 3 | He Led Them Like a Shepherd |
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Jebel Musa/Mt. Sinai, Timna valley, Israel,
| 4 | By Every Word - Striking the Rock |
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Timna valley, Israel,
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Marah,
| 5 | With All Your Might: The Final Test |
| 6 | A Well-Watered Garden |
| 1 | The Lord Who Heals You: Marah and Elim |
| 2 | Not by Bread Alone: Manna and Water from the Rock |
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Wilderness of Sin,
| 3 | Their Blood Cried Out: Israel Becomes a Community |
| 4 | The Mountain of God |
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Mt . Catherine,
| 5 | I Led You Like a Bride: A Wedding at Sinai |
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Mt . Catherine,
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Chuppah, Mikvah, Ketubah, Segula, Na'se Vaneeshma,
| 1 | How Big is Our God? |
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Giza Egypt, Thebes, Egypt,
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Pylon, Maat, First Court, Sanctuary,
| 2 | Israel in Bondage: God Heard Their Cry |
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Goshen, Egypt, Medinet Habu, Egypt, Thebes, Egypt,
| 3 | Finger of God: The Plagues |
| 4 | Watch With Me: Israel Leaves Egypt |
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Ze'akah, Layel Shimereem,
| 5 | The Lord Reigns |
| 1 | Run! The Passion of Elijah |
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Aphrodisias, Turkey ,
| 2 | Learning to Walk Like Jesus - Paul's Journey to Rome |
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Antioch of Pisidia, Omrit, Israel,
| 3 | An Unlikely Disciple |
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Galatia, Turkey, Lystra, Turkey,
| 4 | Why Christians Suffer - The Weight of Gethsemane |
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Cappadocia, Turkey,
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Gethsemane, Gat-Shemanim,
| 5 | Don't Forget Us |
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Cappadocia, Turkey, Derinkuyu, Turkey,
| 1 | When the Rabbi Says "Come" |
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Bethsaida, Israel, Korazin, Israel, Scythopolis,
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Bethsaida, Torah, Tanakh, Beth Sefer, Beth Midrash, Talmidim,
| 2 | When the Rabbi Says "Go" |
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Eremos Topos, Israel, Omrit, Israel, Scythopolis,
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Eremos Topos,
| 3 | The Presence of God - A Countercultural Community |
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Priene, Turkey,
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Agora, Agoranomos, Bouleuterion, Prytaneum,
| 4 | Living Stones |
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Priene, Turkey,
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Propylaeum, Pronaos, Naos,
| 5 | The Very Words of God |
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Didyma, Turkey,
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Oracle,
Locations:
Negev Desert, Tel Arad, Arad, Israel,
The idea for That the World May Know films began in 1992 when Michigan entrepreneur Ed Prince became exposed to Ray Vander Laan's unique method of Bible teaching. Ray, or RVL as he is affectionately known, has always believed that to more greatly understand and appreciate the Bible, one had to have a sense of the land and the culture from which it sprang. Biblical analogies and examples, while meaningful and helpful even to this day, were first meant to convey God's truth to particular people in a particular time and place. So the more fully we can appreciate those times and places, the more fully we can respond to the power of the Word.
So in 1992 Ed Prince generously offered to underwrite the development of a film series that would capture RVL's teachings to make them available to a wider audience. Director Bob Garner was secured, massive cameras were shipped to Israel, the first 5 sets were produced, and the broader church ate them up. Focus on the Family experienced a hunger for the series unlike anything they had ever seen. And that hunger has continued.
In 2003, sets 6 and 7 were co-directed by Garner and John Grooters, and the style of the films became much more consistent with the experience of an actual RVL trip. The programs moved to HD and were shot in 16 x 9 aspect ratios. These teachings reached beyond Israel and brought viewers to sites like Ephesus, Laodicea, Cappadocia, Galatia, and other biblical locations in modern Turkey. The theme was discipleship as the lessons followed Paul through his first missionary journey.
Since receiving his Master's of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary in 1976, Ray Vander Laan has been actively involved in studying and teaching Jewish culture using the methods of Jewish education. He has continued graduate studies in Jewish Studies in the United States, Israel, Turkey and Egypt. He has been a teacher for 35 years and is an ordained minister with the Christian Reformed Church. He has also authored a book entitled Echoes of His Presence, published by Focus on the Family. Vander Laan founded That the World May Know Ministries in 1998. Ray has taken over 10,000 people with him on his study tours of Israel, Turkey and Egypt.
Ray's preaching and teaching ministry is focused on understanding the Bible in light of the historical and cultural context in which God placed it. This perspective on the Bible highlights God's call for His people to be a transforming influence on their culture. He uses research of the top scholars in the fields of archaeology, history, and Biblical study as tools to explore the Biblical text ever more deeply. His gifts, expertise, and calling are to link that cultural information and the Bible so that its message applies to our lives today in very practical ways.
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