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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgment Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the Israel-Palestine conflict, this is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and coexistence. How did this small, remote town become...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In the years preceding the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, young Esther's greatest worry is that she will be forced to marry against her will but soon, she faces famine, seige, and slavery.
Esther dreams of more than the marriage her parents have arranged, but she must accept the burden of being the dutiful daughter. Torn between her family responsibilities and her own desires, she longs for the handsome Joseph, even though he treats her like...
Author
Series
Acts of faith volume 2
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In first-century Judea, followers of The Way have burgeoned into a vibrant, growing community that cannot be ignored. Jerusalem is in turmoil as religious leaders on one side and Roman rulers on the other conspire to stamp out the fledgling church. Abigail, who thought she had finally found home and safety, is caught between the opposing forces. And now two suitors desire the lovely Abigail's hand in marriage but her heart has been captured by someone...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In 2005, a group of construction workers in Jerusalem made an incredible discovery. Underneath the parking lot they were digging up lay an ancient city that was built in the tenth century! Three years later, gold coins from an even earlier century were found at the site. The city of Jerusalem is like a layer cake of history--more than five thousand years of complicated history--all of which author Ellen Morgan explains clearly and objectively in...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping history of Jerusalem and the pivotal role that archaeology has played--both in its invention as a modern holy city and as the match that lit a geopolitical fire beneath it. In 1863, a French politician and adventurer heard a rumor of biblical treasures beneath Jerusalem. At the time, Jerusalem was a venerable backwater, not the thriving religious center we think of today. Archaeology itself was in its infancy--more a pastime for treasure-hunting...
Author
Series
Secret of the hidden scrolls volume 8
Publisher
WorthyKids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Peter, ten-year-old Mary, and their dog Hank journey to first century Jerusalem, where they race to evade capture by temple guards, follow Jesus, witness miracles, and uncover a secret plot.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the spirit of the season, New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry presents readers with the gift of another holiday mystery, taking them to the Holy Land for an intriguing and miraculous journey of discovery. The year is 1900, and Victor Narraway is giving his wife, Vespasia, an unforgettable Christmas present--a trip to Jerusalem for the holiday. Vespasia is enchanted by the exotic landscape of Palestine, and charmed by a fellow traveler...
Author
Series
Secret of the hidden scrolls volume 9
Publisher
WorthyKids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Peter, Mary, and Hank travel back to Jerusalem during the height of Jesus' popularity where they discover the religious leaders have hatched a plan that causes one of Jesus' disciples to betray him, and now with time running out, Peter and Mary must solve the secret of the scroll before they get stuck in the past forever.
10) The king is born
Author
Series
Secret of the hidden scrolls volume 7
Publisher
WorthyKids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Peter and Mary travel back in time for their seventh adventure, they find themselves somewhere familiar-Bethlehem. Hundreds of years after David's fight with Goliath, the small town is bustling with people who've returned home for the census. Follow along as the time-traveling trio visits a newborn King, uses the stars to help a group of wise men navigate, and faces off against a thief with a hidden agenda. -- Amazon.
11) City of secrets
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1945, Jewish refugees by the thousands set out for Palestine. Those who made it relied on the underground to shelter them; taking false names, they blended with the population, joining the wildly different factions fighting for independence. "City of Secrets" follows one survivor, Brand, as he tries to regain himself after losing everyone he's ever loved. Now driving a taxi provided--like his new identity--by the underground, he navigates the...
Author
Publisher
Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Palestinian youth and the fight for their village Silwan is a Palestinian village located just outside the ancient walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Determined to Stay: Voices of Silwan is a moving story of a village and its people. As Silwani youth and community members share their lives with us, their village becomes an easily accessible way to understand Palestinian history and current reality. Written with young people in mind, the richly illustrated...
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