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The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem 27 reviews Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
HarperOne, 2006
A Loving account by non-believers
+ Easter account + Useful for Bible teaching, preaching + Interactive Christianity: transcendence through service and justice
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Appointment in Jerusalem: A True Story of Faith, Love, and the Miraculous Power of Prayer 11 reviews Derek Prince, Lydia Prince
Whitaker House, 2005
Unforgettable Story of an Unbelievable Faith
+ Captivating! + A must in every Christian library + It's amazing what the LORD can do with a yielded vessel. + What you can't see is powerful.
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The Jerusalem Scrolls: A Novel of the Struggle for Jerusalem (The Zion Legacy, Book 4) 11 reviews Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
What an incredible way to introduce Jesus...
+ Jerusalem Scrolls + Change in Style, Still a Good Read + A chance to imagine Jesus close-up ...
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Streetwise Jerusalem Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Jerusalem, Israel - Folding pocket size travel ... 4 reviews Streetwise Maps
Streetwise Maps, 2008
Hands-down best map!
+ Revised Streetwise Jerusalem Map + Indispensible!!
I used this map in Israel in 2003 and LOVED it -- and was in fact the envy of my class. I left it with a friend only on condition that she return it to me immediately upon returning to the states, and even then it was tough to leave behind. Anyway, since the other reviewer didn't like it, it seemed ...
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Eyewitness Travel Guide to Jerusalem & the Holy Land 19 reviews
DK Travel, 2000
Great guide
+ Love their guides! + Best book of this type I have read
I bought this book for my dad for Christmas because he was planning on going to Israel for a week. He's a "planner" type, and had already made himself a complete itinerary. After reading it, he changed his whole itinerary! He just got back from his trip, and said that this book had been extremely ...
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From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions 14 reviews Ruth A. Tucker
Zondervan, 2004
Informative, Entertaining and Eloquent
+ Excellent book, new edition lacks some original material + Great + Brad's review + A great overview of world missions history
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Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths 26 reviews Karen Armstrong
Ballantine Books, 1997
Highly informative, yet entertaining!
+ All Sides of the Story + Jerusalem CD: One City, Three Faiths + An excellent book about a tough subject
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A Table For One: Under The Light Of Jerusalem 2 reviews Aron Appelfeld, Meir Appelfeld, ...
Toby Press, 2005
An illuminating book
+ A Jerusalem Cafe Apprenticeship
This is a short but fascinating memoir by Aharon Appelfield, who moved to Jerusalem in 1946 and has lived there ever since. It is intriguingly illustrated with forty paintings by his son, Meir.
Appelfield was originally from Europe, and he was there at a very bad time. We learn from this ...
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A Walk in Jerusalem: Stations of the Cross 1 review John L. Peterson
Morehouse Publishing, 1998
The Stations made real.
I just came from the Maunday Thrusday Watch where I read A Walk in Jersusalem, Stations of the Cross as I watched in the Garden. The flow and pace took me along the path Jesus walked on the way to Gaulgatha. It made the story of the cursifiction come alive for me in a way it never has before, I ...
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Kneeling in Jerusalem 2 reviews Ann Weems
Westminster John Knox Press, 1992
Kneeling in Jerusalem
This collection of poems is Anne Weems at her best. These gems of spirituality and faith reflect her own faith journey and when they are read, especially to others, they impart a rich understanding of the Lenten and Eastertide Seasons. This collection should be on the book shelf of every pastor, ...
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Defenders of the Faith: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry 9 reviews Samuel Heilman
University of California Press, 1999
Very good!
+ Gold-standard ethnography + A look into a different world + Surprising
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Imagined Worlds (The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures) 11 reviews Freeman Dyson
Harvard University Press, 1998
As Always, Dyson Challenges Humanity to Think More Broadly
+ Mind-Expanding + An apology of pragmatism
Freeman Dyson is one of the most respected physicists and futurists in the United States. In this captivating book, based on a set of lectures he gave at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1995, Dyson explores possible futures in science, technology, evolution, and ethics. He argues that science ...
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Arab Historians of the Crusades (Islamic World) 8 reviews
University of California Press, 1984
Good book
+ History lives today + Excellent Companion Material + Wonderful source material + Excellent
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil 46 reviews Hannah Arendt
Penguin Classics, 1994
Best Non-Fiction Book of the 20th Century?
+ A book about the Holocaust still relevant + Report of Banality of Evil and Poor Human performance + Eichmann in??
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Poems of Jerusalem and Love Poems (Sheep Meadow Poetry) 5 reviews Yehuda Amichai
Sheep Meadow, 1992
do you remember the taste of heartbreak? you will.
+ Beautiful, life affirming, profound + A secular psalm in Jerusalem + lovely + One of those voices you should stop and listen to
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Jerusalem Countdown 108 reviews John Hagee
Frontline, 2006
Interesting!!
+ Pastor Hagee is right on target
This is a good book for anyone wanting to learn about the state of our world!! Being we are so close to the end times this is a must read!!
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Dying for Jerusalem: The Past, Present and Future of the Holiest City 4 reviews Walter Laqueur
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005
Worthwhile
+ Jerusalem from the 1930s to 2005 + Plenty of very interesting material
Jerusalem and Israel are not short of books about themselves but they are short of unbiased books and for that this is worth a read. For those who have little insight into Israeli society and only see the headlines and are onyl subejcted to the hate speech of Noam Chomsky and Ed Said, it is ...
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The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City 22 reviews Dore Gold
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
A politically charged yet thoughtfully reasoned exhortation
+ Tremendous + A Riveting "Must Read"! + The Fight for Jerusalem
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Jerusalem 15 reviews Cecelia Holland
Forge Books, 1997
The Grim Side of the Crusades
+ Better than Ridley Scott + "God wills it!" + Jerusalem + Holland's Best Work
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A Beggar in Jerusalem: A Novel 3 reviews Elie Wiesel
Schocken, 1997
wiesel's brilliant 4-dimensional masterpiece
+ Compassion Compassion Compassion..and True Love + The work of a great spokeman for moral mankind
a powerful trip across the mind of a holocost surviver wandering the haunted and enchanted streets of the old city in search of a lost friend. rich with emotion and stunning prose, this narration tells the story of the beggars and madmen who gather at dusk in the shadow of history, allowing the ...
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