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Issue 97 : The Holy Land

Originally published in 2008
Issue 97
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Table of Contents
  • Interesting facts about Christianity in the Holy Land.
  • From the Editor
    In the Byzantine era, 300 years before the Muslim conquest, the Holy Land bloomed into a center of Christian worship, pilgrimage, and monasticism.
    Jennifer Trafton
  • The catastrophic fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 forever changed the face of Judaism—and the fate of Christians in the Holy Land.
    Paul L. Maier
  • Building a Holy City
    The first Christian emperor inaugurated a new era in Palestine
    Peter Walker
  • The holiest site in Christendom has endured an unholy amount of destruction and violence.
    Gary Burge
  • A fourth-century pilgrim left behind a vivid eyewitness account of the Land of the Bible and how Jerusalem Christians celebrated Holy Week.
    Jennifer Hevelone-Harper
  • Thousands of monks and nuns sought to turn the Holy Land into a land of holy people.
    John Chryssavgis
  • Monastic Christians in Palestine showed both a passion for orthodoxy and ecumenical sensitivity.
    John Chryssavgis
  • After the Temple
    Palestine may have acquired a new Christian face, but to the Jews it was still the Land of Israel.
    James Strange
  • When Jerusalem Wept
    The holy city fell first to the Persians and finally to the Muslims. But Christianity in the Holy Land lived on.
    Robert L. Wilken
  • 2000 Years in the Holy Land
  • The Land Belongs to God
    A Palestinian Christian Finds the Path from Hate to Forgiveness
    Elias Chacour with Sue Ellen Johnson
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