Classics, Nonfiction, and Children's Literature
James Michener is known for his very long (1000+ pages) historical fiction novels that are sweeping epics over generations. The Source (published 1965) is one such book. It follows the story of a specific hill in the Holy Land (Palestine/Israel) from antiquity to “modern” (1960s) times while archeologists are performing a dig to learn more
From Jesus to Christianity by L. Michael White (HarperOne, 2004) can be best summed up by the subtitle: How Four Generations of Visionaries & Storytellers Created the New Testament and Christian Faith. This was the book I didn’t know I looking for when I read the superficial Between the Testaments: From Malachi to Matthew. With
Between the Testaments: From Malachi to Matthew by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent S. Brown (published 2002) is an overview of the changing Jewish traditions and events from 600 B.C. to the life of Jesus Christ. It detailed the history of Jews returning to the homeland from Babylon after the exile and the varying degrees of
Geographically, anthropologically, archaeologically, historically, politically, and above all religiously, the city of Jerusalem is a fascinating city. In Jerusalem: The Eternal City, David Galbraith, D. Kelly Ogden, and Andrew Skinner provide an overview of the city, focusing on the many different aspects of Jerusalem’s past, its present, and the potential for the future, specifically from
Bhutto’s autobiography, Daughter of Destiny (published in 1988 as Daughter of the East), tells a completely unique story. Bhutto was the first woman prime minister of a Muslim country (Pakistan), and she first went through years of struggle, including years of solitary confinement, before she could be an example of democracy. Much of her autobiography
I spent two months in Jerusalem in 2000 as part of a religious study abroad experience. While our focus was on Old and New Testament Biblical studies, I also got a healthy dose of Jewish and Palestinian history and religious information. I loved my time there and I loved the people I met – Jew,
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