The two-volume set Essential Inquiries is designed to provide students, clergy, and other interested readers with an overview of a number of issues or problems that can arise in the study of texts fro
The two-volume set Essential Inquiries is designed to provide students, clergy, and other interested readers with an overview of a number of issues or problems that can arise in the study of texts fro
Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre is Carta’s latest guidebook designed for tourists in Israel. It is slim enough to be carried easily, but is packed full of helpful text, illustrations, and photographs that will enable visitors and pilgrims to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to understand and appreciate what they are seeing.Part One of Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulchre introduces you to the background of Jesus’ cruci xion and burial as told in the Gospel accounts, as well as the development of the various churches that have stood on the site. It also introduces you to the different Christian groups that worship in the building today.Part Two will be useful as you walk around the building itself, looking at the main points of interest, such as Calvary, the tomb of Jesus, various chapels, and other features you might miss without a guide. The Bibliography and Further Reading list will enable you to
The extraordinary success of The Da Vinci Code has dramatically intensified interest in the mysterious origins of Christianity. But in fact there has always been huge curiosity about a wide range of
