Holy Lands

Author : Amanda Sthers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635572819
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Lands written by Amanda Sthers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty epistolary novel, both heartwarming and heart-wrenching, about a dysfunctional family--led by a Jewish pig farmer in Israel--struggling to love and accept each other. As comic as it is deeply moving, Holy Lands chronicles several months in the lives of an estranged family of colorful eccentrics. Harry Rosenmerck is an aging Jewish cardiologist who has left his thriving medical practice in New York--to raise pigs in Israel. His ex-wife, Monique, ruminates about their once happy marriage even as she quietly battles an aggressive illness. Their son, David, an earnest and successful playwright, has vowed to reconnect with his father since coming out. Annabelle, their daughter, finds herself unmoored in Paris in the aftermath of a breakup. Harry eschews technology, so his family, spread out around the world, must communicate with him via snail mail. Even as they grapple with challenges, their correspondence sparkles with levity. They snipe at each other, volleying quips across the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and Europe, and find joy in unexpected sources. Holy Lands captures the humor and poignancy of an adult family striving to remain connected across time, geography, and radically different perspectives on life.

Author : Nicolas Pelham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990976349
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Lands written by Nicolas Pelham and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Ottoman Empire fell apart, colonial powers drew straight lines on the map to create a new region--the Middle East--made up of new countries filled with multiple religious sects and ethnicities. Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, for example, all contained a kaleidoscope of Sunnis, Kurds, Shias, Circassians, Druze and Armenians. Israel was the first to establish a state in which one sect and ethnicity dominated others. Sixty years later, others are following suit, like the Kurds in northern Iraq, the Sunnis with ISIS, the Alawites in Syria, and the Shias in Baghdad and northern Yemen. The rise of irredentist states threatens to condemn the region to decades of conflict along new communal fault lines. In this book, Economist correspondent and New York Review of Books contributor Nicolas Pelham looks at how and why the world's most tolerant region degenerated into its least tolerant. Pelham reports from cities in Israel, Kurdistan, Iraq and Syria on how triumphant sects treat their ethnic and sectarian minorities, and he searches for hope--for a possible path back to the beauty that the region used to and can still radiate. --Publisher.

Author : Reuven Firestone
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791403310
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journeys in Holy Lands written by Reuven Firestone and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars have long pointed to the great affinity between stories found in the Bible and the Qur'an, yet no explanation has been proposed that satisfactorily explains the odd combination of incredible likeness and unique divergence. Firestone provides a refreshing, new approach to scriptural issues of textuality, exegesis, and the origins and use of legend. This book clearly presents the full range of Islamic legends from the Qur'an and early Islamic exegesis about Abraham's journeys and adventures in the Land of Canaan and Arabia, many of them available for the first time in English translation. The author examines this broad sample of Islamic legends in relation to those found in Jewish, Christian, and pre-Islamic Arabian communities, and postulates an evolutionary journey of the literature. He presents a thorough textual analysis of the material and proposes a model for understanding early Islamic narrative based in literary theory, approaches to comparative religion, and the history of the pre-Islamic and early Islamic Middle East.

Author : Stephen J. Binz
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814665373
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Land Pilgrimage written by Stephen J. Binz and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Association of Catholic Publishers third place award in Scripture 2021 Catholic Media Association Award second place award in pilgrimages/Catholic travel Biblical scholar and seasoned pilgrimage guide Stephen J. Binz offers an up-to-date handbook for experiencing the sites of the Holy Land as a disciple of Jesus. Whether contemplating future travel, on the road of pilgrimage, savoring memories of a past trip, or journeying in mind and heart from an armchair, readers will explore the nature of pilgrimage and encounter the places of the Holy Land from a biblical, historical, meditative, and prayerful perspective. This guide will enable Christians to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, confident that their pilgrimage will be both an educational journey and a transforming spiritual experience. Full-color illustrations throughout!

Author : D. J. Waldie
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393327280
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Land written by D. J. Waldie and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-04-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing childhood in suburban California, a poignant portrait of growing up in the grid of tract houses and carefully measured streets illustrates the good, the bad, and the difficulties found in being ordinary.

Author : Ann Voskamp
Publisher : Knowledge Quest
ISBN 13 : 9781932786330
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Childs Geography written by Ann Voskamp and published by Knowledge Quest. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the geography of the Middle East using biblical references to find various locations.

Author : Charles H. Dyer
Publisher : Moody Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780802466501
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land written by Charles H. Dyer and published by Moody Pub. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to five key Bible land regions--Israel, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, and Turkey--provides detailed maps, an outline of Bible history, and practical travel information, along with a four-week schedule of Bible reading and prayer.

Author : Yechiel Eckstein
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414370210
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The One Year Holy Land Moments Devotional written by Yechiel Eckstein and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year, learn to see Scripture in a whole new way as you embark on a deeper understanding of its history--and your faith's deep roots in the land, events, people, and faith of Israel. The One Year Holy Land Moments Devotional contains 52 weeks of reflections from both a Jewish rabbi and a Christian theologian, demonstrating the timeless and universal themes in both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and New Testament. Each day offers a fascinating glimpse into the Jewish faith, history, and perspective, while exploring the Christian interpretation of beloved biblical verses, places, people, and events. Spend a reflective moment each day contemplating the history of God's work in the world, celebrating his word and love for you.

Author : Charles H. Dyer
Publisher : Moody Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0802473334
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christian Traveler's Guide to the Holy Land written by Charles H. Dyer and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, you're going to Israel? Don't go without this guide. A trip to the Holy Land can be life changing. In this one-stop book, Charles Dyer—Bible scholar and veteran Holy Land tour guide—and Greg Hatteberg—graduate of the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem—help you make the most of this opportunity. Prepare for your spiritual journey with a four-week prayer guide and Bible study. The Christian Traveler’s Guide to the Holy Land traces the biblical events of over ninety of the most visited sites and will ensure that your trip is a spiritually satisfying and unforgettable experience. This revised edition features newly excavated sites, up-to-date photos and maps, and relevant advice for preparing for your trip. Dyer and Hatteberg walk you through five key biblical regions: Israel, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, and Turkey, helping you make the most of every moment along the way. More than just a Bible resource, you’ll also find practical information such as packing lists, passport requirements, and practical tips for post-COVID travelers.

Author : Dorothy Weitz Drummond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974823317
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Land, Whose Land? written by Dorothy Weitz Drummond and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Day after day we are presented with horrific images from the Holy Land: snipers, suicide bombings, homes reduced to rubble, children dying on their way to school. An ironically twisted David and Goliath story pits slingshot armed teenagers against attack helicopters. Outside a still smoldering restaurant a father cradles the breathless body of his young daughter.