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Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"James Martin, SJ, gifted storyteller, editor at large of America magazine, popular media commentator, and New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, brings the Gospels to life in Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and invites believers and seekers alike to experience Jesus through Scripture, prayer and travel. Combining the fascinating insights of historical Jesus studies with profound spiritual insights about the Christ of faith,...
9) Israel
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Describes the country of Israel, including information on its history, geography, government, religions, social life and customs, and some popular tourist sites.
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2019-
Language
English
Description
Tour the fascinating sites of Jerusalem's Old City, sample eclectic Israeli cuisine in vibrant Tel Aviv, or soak in the salty waters of the Dead Sea: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within color-coded chapters. Discover the best of the Holy Land with this indispensable travel guide. --Publisher.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A fascinating travelogue and a uniquely personal memoir. Fletcher embarked on a personal quest to walk the entire coast of Israel, and soon discovered that there was much more going on under the surface than he ever imagined.
14) Israel is real
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In AD 70, when the Second Temple was destroyed, a handful of visionaries saved Judaism by reinventing it--by taking what had been a national religion and turning it into an idea. Jews no longer needed Jerusalem to be Jews. Whenever a Jew studied--wherever he was--he would be in the holy city. But in our own time, Zionists have turned the book back into a temple. In Rich Cohen's new history of the Zionist idea and the Jewish state--the history of a...
Author
Publisher
Viking Press
Pub. Date
1976
Language
English
Description
This extraordinary book is the result of Saul Bellow's sojourn in Israel in 1975. A personal record of his stay—his experiences and impressions—as well as a meditation, it crackles with wit and controversy on America's relationship with this embattled country. Using quick sketches and vignettes, Bellow captures the personal opinions, passions, and dreams of several Israelis, and he also adds to these his own reflections on being Jewish in the...
