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The Oxford History of the Biblical World

The Oxford History of the Biblical World

by Michael D. Coogan

Here, in one impressively illustrated volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts-- the Bible. For more than a century, archeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches,... (more)

Knights of the Black and White: Book I of the Templar Trilogy

Knights of the Black and White: Book I of the Templar Trilogy

by Jack Whyte

A brother of the Order-a medieval secret society uniting noble families in a sacred bond-Sir Hugh de Payens has emerged from the First Crusade a broken man seeking to dedicate his life to God. But the Order has other plans for him: to uncover a deadly secret that could shatter the very might of the Church itself.

The Tower of Babel

by Morris West

Set in the Middle East on the brink of war, this novel portrays the Arab-Jewish confrontation. The successful terrorist becomes a statesman and a national hero. The unsuccessful one is branded a criminal. But they all know themselves to be heroes.

Understanding the Holy Land: Answering questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Understanding the Holy Land: Answering questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

by Mitch Frank

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unlike any other situation in the world today. It's in the news daily, can spark intense emotional arguments, and influences American foreign policy. Yet, a real understanding of this heated conflict is hard to come by. In Understanding the Holy Land, Mitch Frank offers straightforward explanations. Answering questions from "What is intifada?" to "Why is peace... (more)

The Crown Rose

by Fiona Avery

The Crown Rose tells the story of Isabelle of France, born heir to the throne: her life from childhood to her later years; a life of turmoil and strife and longing.... The year is 1240. It is the reign of King Louis IX. Knighthood is still honored, though the traditions are beginning to fade. This will be the last generation of knights, as we understand them. It is a time of intense chivalry and faith;... (more)

The Monks Of War

by Desmond Seward

The Templars, the Hospitallers, the Tuetonic Knights and the Knights of the Spanish and Portuguese orders were 'noblemen vowed to poverty, chastity and obedience, living a monastic life in convents which were at the same time barracks, waging war on the enemies of the Cross'. These military religious orders emerged during the Crusades as Christendom's storm troopers in the savage conflict with Islam. Some of them... (more)

The Falcons of Montabard

by Elizabeth Chadwick

In the aftermath of tragedy and scandal, Sabin FitzSimon, illegitimate son of a Norman earl, leaves England for the Holy Land in search of a new beginning. At first it seems impossible as the demons from his past life return to haunt him. There is more scandal and banishment, and Sabin finds his back to the wall. In the heat and dust, magnificence and danger of Northern Syria, he must either face himself, or be... (more)

The Singular Pilgrim: Travels on Sacred Ground

The Singular Pilgrim: Travels on Sacred Ground

by Rosemary Mahoney

The Singular Pilgrim is an "enlightening but also very funny" (Paul Theroux) account of one woman"s personal quest to find the roots of belief among modern religious pilgrims. Rosemary Mahoney undertakes six extraordinary journeys: soldiering barefoot through the three-day penitential Catholic pilgrimage on Ireland"s Station Island; visiting an Anglican shrine to Saint Mary in Walsingham, England; walking the... (more)

The Crusades

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. This Pocket Essential traces the chronology of the Crusades between 1095 and 1291 and highlights the most important figures on all sides of the... (more)

Door of Hope : The Baha'i Faith in the Holy Land

Door of Hope : The Baha'i Faith in the Holy Land

by David S. Ruhe

Door of Hope is an indispensable guide to the history and sites of pilgrimage of the Baha'i Faith in the Holy Land. The author lived at the Baha'I World Centre for twenty-five years, and used the opportunity to make the subject of this book his special study. He has methodically examined the geography, archaeology and history of all that relates to the Baha'i Faith, as well as the results of Jewish, Christian... (more)

The Diary of Juliet Thompson

by Juliet Thompson

Memoirs of Abdul-Baha in the Holy Land, Europe, and America

Knights of ChristHelen Walker Homan

Knights of Christ

by Helen Walker Homan

Reflections of God's Holy Land: A Personal Journey Through Israel

Reflections of God's Holy Land: A Personal Journey Through Israel

by Eva Marie Everson

Discover the origin of the Word of God, and the Land of His Heartbeat in Reflections of God's Holy Land: A Personal Journey Through Israel. This unique armchair tour of Israel includes four-color photographs, related scriptures, historical and archaeological information about each area, and a description of what it looks and feels like to be there today. Providing more than a coffee table book... (more)

Ivory Joins the Reaping World Wind

by H. R. Williams

One simple realization, decision and action begins a startling journey into the Heart and Soul of the Universe. A fantasy about the possibilities of reality. Will total destruction spoil Iniquity?

Crossing to Paradise

by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Gatty is a field girl on a manor. She has never seen busy London or the bright Channel, the snowy Alps of France or the boats in the Venetian sea. She has not sung in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem or prayed at the manger in Bethlehem -- or been kidnapped, or abandoned, or kissed, or heartbroken. But all these things will change. As Gatty journeys with Lady Gwyneth and a prickly new family of pilgrims across... (more)

A View of Jerusalem: A Collection of Memories

A View of Jerusalem: A Collection of Memories

by Erin Sheely Tolman

The Modern Magi : A Christmas Fable

by Carol Lynn Pearson

From the author of the bestselling "A Stranger for Christmas". All her life, Annabelle Perkins has dreamed of traveling to Bethlehem and bringing a gift to the birthplace of Jesus. But when it finally happens, what actually occurs is not what Annabelle expects.

Crusader King: the Adventures of Richard the Lionheart on Crusade, Taken From a Chronicle of the Time

The Iron Lance (The Celtic Crusades, Book 1)

The Iron Lance (The Celtic Crusades, Book 1)

by Stephen R. Lawhead

In book one of the Celtic Crusades series, a Scottish boy travels to Jerusalem to try to regain his family's stolen lands, and ends up saving the relic Iron Lance that pierced Christ's side.

The Red Tent

by Anita Diamant

A New York Times Bestseller A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of The Red Tent . Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. Told in Dinah's voice, Anita... (more)

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