The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus's Final Week in Jerusalem27 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
  
  











  



  
Appointment in Jerusalem: A True Story of Faith, Love, and the Miraculous Power of Prayer11 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.
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Jerusalem & the Holy Land19 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 ...
  
  











  



  
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions14 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
  
  











  



  
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths26 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
  
  











  



  
A Table For One: Under The Light Of Jerusalem2 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 ...
  
  











  



  
A Walk in Jerusalem: Stations of the Cross1 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Kneeling in Jerusalem2 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, ...
  
  











  



  
Defenders of the Faith: Inside Ultra-Orthodox Jewry9 reviews
Samuel Heilman

University of California Press, 1999

Very good!

+ Gold-standard ethnography
+ A look into a different world
+ Surprising
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil46 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??
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
Jerusalem Countdown108 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!!
  
  











  



  
Dying for Jerusalem: The Past, Present and Future of the Holiest City4 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City22 reviews
Dore Gold

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007

A politically charged yet thoughtfully reasoned exhortation

+ Tremendous
+ A Riveting "Must Read"!
+ The Fight for Jerusalem
  
  











  



  
Jerusalem15 reviews
Cecelia Holland

Forge Books, 1997

The Grim Side of the Crusades

+ Better than Ridley Scott
+ "God wills it!"
+ Jerusalem
+ Holland's Best Work
  
  











  



  
A Beggar in Jerusalem: A Novel3 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 ...