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The Holy Land / by the editors of Time-Life Books.
LIBRA - Special DS111 .H65 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Lost civilizations (Alexandria, Va.)
- Lost civilizations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palestine--Antiquities.
- Palestine.
- Bible--Antiquities.
- Bible.
- Antiquities.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Palestine--History--To 70 A.D.
- Holy Land.
- Middle East--Palestine.
- Local Subjects:
- Holy Land.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 168 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, [1992]
- Summary:
- Detailed essays, extensive photos, and informative sidebars describe life in the ancient Holy Land, focusing on Jerusalem, Ashkelon, the Qumran, Herod, and the significant places of Jesus' life, showing the results of significant archaeological digs; also includes a time line and a bibliography.
- Contents:
- Terrain and Testament: digging for the Bible
- Essay: A painter's pilgrimage
- Cities of the Promised Land
- Essay: The many ages of Ashkelon
- Jerusalem: the dream and the nightmare
- Essay: The treasures of Qumran
- In the footsteps of Jesus
- Essay: Herod
- the master builder.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Holy Land.
- ISBN:
- 0809498669
- 9780809498666
- 0809498677
- 9780809498673
- OCLC:
- 25833908
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