Page 14 - Holyland Magazine - 2016 Edition

For thirty years, UHL has welcomed students
University
of the Holy Land
Should the land of the Bible become
your classroom?
We usually think of classrooms as
rather sterile places with four walls,
a whiteboard, desks, chairs and
fluorescent lighting. But what if a
classroom could come alive? What
if the walls could fall away? What if
the learning experience could allow
you quite literally to walk where
some of history’s most important
events actually happened?
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At the University of the Holy Land
(UHL), the learning experience is
transformative, as the land of the
Bible becomes your classroom
and its people, languages, history, Under his guidance, UHL students are able
Scriptures, archaeology and, yes, even its
plants and animals become windows into
the world of Jesus, the patriarchs, prophets precious manuscripts, as well as visit the site
and apostles. Like detectives, students
return to the original setting of the sacred
historical events, and discover that the
scene is inseparable from the story.
from diverse national and denominational
backgrounds. Founded by Christian scholars
living in Jerusalem, the school offers short-
and long-term courses best studied in Israel.
UHL faculty and students have played an
important role in special projects such as
the publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the
excavation and development of the Nazareth
Village Farm, and most recently, aiding in
the birth of the Museum of the Bible. UHL
seeks to use scientific expertise in support of
sound Biblical exegesis, at times combatting
popular skepticism and fraudulent historical
claims (e.g., in the case of the Talpiot Tomb).
To read about these exciting projects and
endeavors, visit the UHL website at http://
www.uhl.ac/en/resources/uhl-articles/.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Dr. Stephen Pfann, founder and president of
the University of the Holy Land, is a member
of the international team of editors of the
Dead Sea Scrolls. He has published Biblical
and non-Biblical Dead Sea scrolls, including
those written in cryptic (or esoteric) scripts
and is an expert in scroll reconstruction and
in the use of cutting-edge techniques such
as RTI imaging and hair follicle analysis.
Hair follicle analysis, a method developed at the
University of the Holy Land, in use by students and
faculty to piece together Dead Sea Scrolls
to visit the scrollery at the Israel Museum
and get a firsthand look at these rare and
of Khirbet Qumran and its environs.
Nazareth Village
Nazareth Village is the only enterprise of
its kind dedicated to illuminating the life of
Jesus through an authentically constructed