Bryan's day job, and passion, is teaching Ancient Near Eastern History and Theology/Bible, at one of our local colleges - Hartwick College. This January, we took 16 of his Egyptology students to Egypt to see the sights up close. What an adventure! We spent 15 days on the road...seeing all corners of Egypt literally by plane, train, and automobile. From Alexandria to Sharm El Sheik. With Luxor, Aswan, Cairo, Abu Simbel, Sinai...and everywhere in between.
Above right is the Sphinx, with the Giza pyramid in the background. Upper left is the alter in the inner sanctuary at the Temple of Isis, in Aswan. I was struck by the similarities of the Egyptian temples to what I would imagine the temple in Jerusalem might have looked like. This sanctuary was very s
imilar to how the Holy of Holies was described.
Above right is the Sphinx, with the Giza pyramid in the background. Upper left is the alter in the inner sanctuary at the Temple of Isis, in Aswan. I was struck by the similarities of the Egyptian temples to what I would imagine the temple in Jerusalem might have looked like. This sanctuary was very s
imilar to how the Holy of Holies was described. One of the wonderful aspects of Egypt is the fact that the ancient sites are in such good repair after thousands of years. The sand has served as a protector of the sites, covering them up and preserving them for millenia...so unlike Greece and even Israel, the buildings remain largely intact...and it helps my vivid imagination "see" what the Acropolis and other sites must have looked and felt like.
One of my favorite memories was having the opporutnity to live out my "Lawrence of Arabia" dream and gallop across the desert on a beautiful Arabian horse....it was amazing.
(For more pictures...for any Egyptophiles, you can visit the Trip Photo Album (see Ben's sub album for some terrific pictures!) at http://www.hartwickegypt.myphotoalbum.com/.
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