  The Holy Land
Issue 97 2008
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After the Temple Palestine may have acquired a new Christian face, but to the Jews it was still the Land of Israel. James Strange
Battles over Christ's Tomb The holiest site in Christendom has endured an unholy amount of destruction and violence. Gary M. Burge, professor of New Testament at Wheaton College
Did You Know? Interesting facts about Christianity in the Holy Land.
Not One Stone Left Upon Another 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
The Living Desert Thousands of monks and nuns sought to turn the Holy Land into a land of holy people. John Chryssavgis
The Ten Thousand Monk March Monastic Christians in Palestine showed both a passion for orthodoxy and ecumenical sensitivity. John Chryssavgis
Tracing the Footsteps of Jesus 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
From the Editor Two Thousand Camels 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
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 Louis Wilken
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