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How to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophets: A Scripture Reference Guide for Biblical Sites in Israel and Jordan
The purpose of How to Walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and the Prophets is to enable the Christian pilgrim and tourist to look up a Biblical site quickly in its alphabetical form, read the Biblical references, and travel to the sites throughout Israel and the Kingdom of Jordan.
196 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2000
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February 10, 2023
I was totally taken aback by this book when I opened it. I had assumed this title would bring a practical guide to living a Christian life or some such. It was nothing of the sort. The title should be taken very literally. The book transposes locations cited in the Christian Bible into their location in modern day Israel for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. Locations are sorted alphabetically and updated as of year 2000.
For example, you will learn that the “City of David” refers to the eastern slope of the ancient portion of Jerusalem, originally occupied by the Jebusites. This is one of the longest entries providing a short history and a number of biblical references, and fills about one third of a page. This entry includes the information that this area is now the Arab village of Silwan. It ends with the comment that in today’s lexicon, the entire city of Jerusalem is often referred to as the “City of David”. It adds that (the apostle) Luke refers to Bethlehem as the “City of David” as this is where David was born.
This guide is surely a useful tool for many tourists. It contains some directions as “…. eight Km south-east of Jerusalem” or “. . . . . where the Jordan broadens out to enter the Dead Sea.” This might be good for finding towns and cities but in my opinion, finding a well, ancient vineyard or river widening really requires more precision. Modern map apps like Google maps can often pinpoint a location with a latitude and longitude location to six decimal points. I believe this would allow the user to come within 25 meters. Having said this, I must also acknowledge that Israel generally does a very good job of marking these locations and making them easy to find.
This is probably a very useful guide and is recommended for those who wish to find these locations without the assistance of a tourist bus or guide. Three stars.
For example, you will learn that the “City of David” refers to the eastern slope of the ancient portion of Jerusalem, originally occupied by the Jebusites. This is one of the longest entries providing a short history and a number of biblical references, and fills about one third of a page. This entry includes the information that this area is now the Arab village of Silwan. It ends with the comment that in today’s lexicon, the entire city of Jerusalem is often referred to as the “City of David”. It adds that (the apostle) Luke refers to Bethlehem as the “City of David” as this is where David was born.
This guide is surely a useful tool for many tourists. It contains some directions as “…. eight Km south-east of Jerusalem” or “. . . . . where the Jordan broadens out to enter the Dead Sea.” This might be good for finding towns and cities but in my opinion, finding a well, ancient vineyard or river widening really requires more precision. Modern map apps like Google maps can often pinpoint a location with a latitude and longitude location to six decimal points. I believe this would allow the user to come within 25 meters. Having said this, I must also acknowledge that Israel generally does a very good job of marking these locations and making them easy to find.
This is probably a very useful guide and is recommended for those who wish to find these locations without the assistance of a tourist bus or guide. Three stars.
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