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Book SynopsisA photograph, map, or diagram illustrates the text for every site described in this pilgrimage to Palestine, beginning with places connected with John the Baptist and proceeding to Bethlehem and Nazareth, Samaria and Galilee, Jerash, Caesarea, Jericho, the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, and Emmaus. Each entry concludes with a brief bibliography of per
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Contents, pg. xiii*List of Illustrations, pg. xix*List of Maps and Plans, pg. xxxiv*List of Abbreviations, pg. 1*Introduction, pg. 3*I. Mesopotamian Beginnings, pg. 9*II. The Panorama of Egypt, pg. 62*III. Penetrating the Past in Palestine, pg. 117*IV. Empires of Western Asia: Assyria, Chaldea and Persia, pg. 164*V. The Holy Land in the Time of Jesus, pg. 209*VI. Following Paul the Traveler, pg. 252*VII. Manuscripts Found in the Sand, pg. 305*VIII. Exploring the Catacombs and Studying the Sarcophagi, pg. 353*IX. The Story of Ancient Churches, pg. 399*Index of Scriptural References, pg. 461*General Index, pg. 467
