Do you ever feel confused when you read the Bible?  Do you feel like you are missing things the author intended for you to understand? Would you like to gain clarity and confidence reading the Bible? Would you like to encounter God in the lands of the Bible?

Accompany Father's House Educational Foundation for this twelve day journey as we explore Biblical Turkey, taking a closer look at John's letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation and Paul's travels in Western Turkey.  We'll visit sites such as Pergamum, Troy, Troas, Thyatira, Smyrna, Laodicea and more.

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Join us as we use the world of the Bible to help you understand the words of the Bible.

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BIO COMING SOON

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Marc Turnage holds an MA in Ancient Judaism and the Origins of Christianity from Jerusalem University College. He is currently finishing his PhD in the Land of Israel Studies Department at Bar Ilan University located in Ramat Gan, Israel, under the supervision of Professor Esther Eshel. Marc has taught graduate and undergraduate students at several universities in the United States and abroad. 

Marc moved to Israel to study because he felt that the issues of spatial, historical, cultural, and spiritual settings played a vital role in how we read the Bible. While studying in Israel, he fell in love with the lands of the Bible. He has been guiding groups through Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Italy for over twenty years. Marc is a highly sought-after guide and teacher and routinely trains and lectures local tour guides about guiding Christian groups. He is passionate about leading biblical tours that deliver the very finest experience and helping people understand how to read the Bible.

Marc has published widely for both academic and popular audiences. His most recent book, Windows Into the Bible, was named by Outreach Magazine one of its top 100 Christian living resources. Marc is a widely sought-after speaker, and a gifted teacher. He resides in Springfield, MO with his family.

• Arrival in Istanbul

• Overnight in Istanbul

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• Underground Cisterns

• Hagia Sophia - St. Sophia 

• Blue Mosque

• Archaeological Museum

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• Bosphorus (boat tour)

• Visit the Spice (Egyptian) Market

• Canakkale

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• Troy

• Alexandria Troas

• Assos

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• Pergamum

• Acropolis

• Asclepium

• Thyratira

• Izmir

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• Sardis

• Smyrna

• Royal Persian Road

• Philadelphia​

• Pamukkale

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• Hierapolis

• Colossae

• Lycus Valley

• Laodicea

• Aphrodisias

• Magnesia (Tralles)

• Kusadasi

• Priene

• Miletus

• Didyma

• Temple of Apollo

• Ephesus 

• Domitain Temple

• Temple of Hadrian

• Celsus Library

• Temple of Artemis

• Archaeological Museum