Life: Places of the Bible: A Photographic Pilgrimage [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2007

There is of course a real Mount, and there is a Sea of Galilee. There are the plains of Abraham, and there are mountain caves where writings from the Biblical age have been lately discovered. This special keepsake volume, takes you to sites prominent in both the Old and New Testaments, explaining during our journey the intertwining histories of two of the world's great faiths: Judaism and Christianity. (At the same time, the importance of Abraham and other Biblical figures to Islam unfolds.) Come and take this stirring walk with us. Never has such a book been more timely than today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Life (March 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933821094
• ISBN-13: 978-1933821092
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.8 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #718,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viewing pleasure OH MY how beautiful, May 25, 2007

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koolcat "KSMACK" (Portland,or) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life: Places of the Bible: A Photographic Pilgrimage (Hardcover)

I have to say this book is a must buy...the pictures are amazing if you appreciate bible places. the writing of the book is accurate to the places in the bible and you really can appreciate this book especially when to visit won't happen anytime soon due to the war torn situation happening to a lot of those location pictured. the only and I mean only suggestion I would give this book is for example: the photographs should of had their own caption to explain where the picture was taken, when was it taken and taken by who photographer if the pictures had more detail of their location it would of been 5+ stars!!!! but have to tell you a must have book to own in your collection ESPECIALLY ON THAT COFFEE TABLE PEOPLE WILL PICK THIS BOOK UP AND LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Places of the Bible, May 15, 2007

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Helen S. Yarnell "crafty & creative" (Phila. PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life: Places of the Bible: A Photographic Pilgrimage (Hardcover)

The book was brand new and arrived in perfect condition. Beautiful photographs and interesting text. Very pleasant viewing

1.0 out of 5 stars No feeling, no quality, no nothing, May 26, 2008

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Quilmiense (USA/Spain) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Life: Places of the Bible: A Photographic Pilgrimage (Hardcover)

These pictures aren't even great pictures. They could be of Ireland, South of Spain... anywhere. And they are foggy, blurry. One can really see that they were taken by a non-religious photographer, thinking only on doing his thing.

On the other hand the lack of captions (as the other reviewer mentioned) is not a little minus: it's a huge minus, because I was trying to find like crazy the reference in the text of the exact location of the pictures taken but they don't even say. This is not lack of tact, this is absolute idiocy.

The texts go over the Bible stories like it was the first time the reader ever read the story. No relation to the pictures at all.

Awful.