Who will rule the Holy Land, and at what cost?

In a near-future Jerusalem, harrowing omens plague the city: a desecrated altar, an unbearable stench, a rampant famine. Shaken but devout, Jonathan, the royal family's third son, continues to hold services and offer animal sacrifices at the prophesied Third Temple, built to consecrate the founding of the new Kingdom of Judah. His father, Israel's self-appointed king, has abolished the Supreme Court. The Torah is the law of the land, and only people of the Jewish faith are allowed in. When war breaks out and an angel of God begins to torment Jonathan, warning him of his father's sacrilege, the foundations of the young priest's faith--and then his world--begin to give way.

Winner of the prestigious Bernstein Prize, The Third Temple plunges readers into a tempest of fanaticism, betrayal, and destruction. Where does the power of man end and the power of God begin? With chilling resonance, this vivid novel from one of Israel's leading authors sounds an unforgettable warning amidst rising extremism.

A luminous, inventive, and deeply personal exploration of living in the liminal space between Jewish and Arab, ancient and modern, by a gifted Palestinian writer.

Chosen by The New York Times as one of the best books of 1988, Arabesques is a luminous novel that engages with history and politics not as propaganda but as literature. That engagement begins with the language in which the book is written: Anton Shammas, from a Palestinian Christian family and raised in Israel, wrote in Hebrew, as no Arab novelist had before. The choice was provocative to both Arab and Jewish readers.

Arabesques is divided into two sections: The Tale and The Teller. The Tale tells of several generations of family life in a rural village, of the interplay of past and present, of how memory intersects with history in a part of the world where different people have both lived together and struggled against each other for centuries. The Teller is about the writer's voyage out of that world to Paris and the United States, as he comes into his vocation as a writer, and raises questions about the authority of the storyteller and the nature of the self. Shammas's tour de force is both a personal and a political narrative--a reinvention of the novel as a way of envisioning and responding to historical and cultural legacies and conflicts.

Sensuous prose and indelible imagery. -- New York Times

Three stories in which history and imagination intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. Refugees drawn to Jerusalem in search of safety are confronted by activists relentlessly preparing for an uprising, oblivious to the risks. Meanwhile, a wife abandons her husband, and a dying man longs for his departed lover. Among these characters lives a boy named Uri, a friend and confidant of several conspirators who love and humor him as he weaves in and out of all three stories. The Hill of Evil Counsel is as complex, vivid, and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself (Nation).

A writer contends with slavery's legacy, and his own link to it . . . Daring in both scope and imagination.--The New York Times

A stellar novel rendered into a darkly comic, unforgettable narrative by Booker International Prize winning translator Jessica Cohen. An Israeli professor travels to a fictitious West African nation to trace a slave-trading ancestor, only to be imprisoned under a new law barring successive generations from profiting off the proceeds of slavery. But before departing from Tel Aviv, the protagonist falls in love with Lucile, a mysterious African migrant worker who cleans his house. Entertaining and thought-provoking, this satire of contemporary attitudes toward racism and the legacy of colonialism examines economic inequality and the global refugee crisis, as well as the memory of transatlantic chattel slavery and the Holocaust. Is the professor's passion for Africa merely a fashionable pose and the book he's secretly writing about his experience there nothing but a modern version of the slave trade?

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

A rich symphony of humanity . . . If Oz's eye for detail is enviable, it is his magnanimity which raises him to the first rank of world authors. --Sunday Telegraph (UK)

At Tel-Kedar, a settlement in the Negev desert, the longtime love affair between Theo, a sixty-year-old civil engineer, and Noa, a young schoolteacher, is slowly disintegrating. When a pupil dies under difficult circumstances, the couple and the entire town are thrown into turmoil. Amos Oz explores with brilliant insight the possibilities--and limits--of love and tolerance.

Vivid, convincing, and haunting. --New York Times Book Review

A Husband for Adva is the childhood story of the unnamed Samaritan woman that meets Jesus at the well. Some readers may know her as Photini, the name given to her at her baptism or at Pentecost, according to Orthodox religions. How Adva answers Jesus' questions in John 4 made me think, This woman was different than most women of the first century. She had memorized the Torah, the first five books of the Bible known as the Books of Moses. No unclean woman of that day knew scripture. Her father had made an exception to the traditions of the Samaritan religion.

In writing this story, I became very aware of the concept of honor and purity. I also realized I had nothing in my life that was anything like these concepts with which they lived and practiced. It was very important that I write to understand their culture and not impose my culture on their family. I was very thankful for my sociology and anthropology classes in college. Understanding the Bible from the culture of their day is very different than understanding it from my American culture.

Adva has become my friend and my heroine.

Esther is gripping historic fiction, a complex and exciting family saga, and a high-suspense detective novel. It follows a young man's quest to find his grandfather, a man he has never known, and who abandoned the family and disappeared from the world early in the Second World War, without leaving a trace.
This first novel by author Nir Barkin delves into the history of Israel, spanning from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. The story covers four generations of a family, revealing the adventures and struggles of daily life during the British Mandate and after the founding of the State of Israel.
The heart of the adventure takes place in Jerusalem. While the family's journey includes the Galilee and even Italy and the United States, their origin is in the traditional neighborhoods of Sephardi Jews in central Jerusalem, and over time they continually return to the Holy City.
Esther weaves a sensitive, touching and complex tale of love, betrayal, rupture, desertion, pain, and the stubborn determination to retain sanity. A young man overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to painstakingly unravel the knots of the past, determined to discover the family secrets and taboos that cast a shadow over their lives.

It is 70 CE, and the Roman commander, Titus Flavius Vespasianus, and his legions have arrived at the walls of ancient Jerusalem. Three Jewish factions opposing them are each led by a charismatic leader more interested in being recognized as the Messiah than protecting their people from the consequences of standing up to Roman power.

The Rebel's Niece is the story of Sarah, whose uncle, Yochanan, is one of the messianic leaders, and she cannot help but wonder whether God actually commanded Yochanan to free the Jewish people from the Romans, as he claims.

Orphaned as a child, Sarah was saved by her uncle when marauders invaded their village and killed her parents. Now that she is a wife and mother with two daughters, she wants her children to grow up without the horrors she experienced as a young girl. But is it possible, given the turbulent times she lives in? With a Roman legion chasing them from their village in Galilee, Sarah's fellow townsfolk, led by her uncle, escape to Jerusalem, where her uncle intends to become the leader of the rebel forces and free Jerusalem and Israel from Roman occupation.

Once there, Yochanan wends his way into a position of leadership based on claims that God commanded him to expel the Romans from Israel, but Sarah begins to doubt his honesty as he leads his followers from disaster to disaster. Will Sarah challenge the veracity of her uncle? Will it be in time?

From the author of the series, Significant Events in Jewish History comes a heart-pounding retelling of the siege of Jerusalem during Roman times.

A Daughter of Israel is a novel written by British author Frederick Merrick White. It was first published in 1898. The book is a historical novel set in ancient times and explores themes related to faith, identity, and cultural conflict.

Key aspects of the book A Daughter of Israel include:

Historical Setting: The novel is set in ancient Israel, specifically during a period when the Jewish people faced challenges and conflicts, both internally and externally. The story provides a glimpse into the daily life, customs, and religious practices of the time.

The Protagonist: The central character of the story is a young Jewish woman, reflecting the novel's title. Her character experiences personal and cultural struggles as she navigates her identity, faith, and the external influences of her time.

Faith and Tradition: The book delves into the theme of faith, with a focus on the Jewish religion and the traditions that play a significant role in the lives of the characters. It explores the tension between staying true to one's faith and adapting to changing circumstances.

Cultural Conflict: A Daughter of Israel also addresses the cultural conflicts and interactions that take place in the setting, including encounters with other cultures and belief systems.

Personal Growth: The novel follows the personal development of the main character as she faces challenges, makes choices, and comes to terms with her heritage and the world around her.

Romantic Elements: The story may also include elements of romance, as the protagonist navigates relationships and connections with other characters in the novel.

Frederick Merrick White's A Daughter of Israel offers readers a historical and cultural perspective of ancient Israel, intertwined with personal and emotional journeys. It provides insight into the challenges individuals might have faced in preserving their faith and identity during a period of change and cultural interaction. Please note that the availability and familiarity of this book may vary, as it was published over a century ago.

The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem is a historical novel written by Elizabeth Miller, also known by her pen name Elizabeth Miller Blanchard. The book was first published in 1908. Elizabeth Miller was an American author who wrote several novels and stories, often incorporating historical and romantic elements.

Set against the backdrop of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem during the Crusades, The City of Delight weaves a narrative that combines historical events with romantic drama. The story is likely to follow characters living in or around Jerusalem during this tumultuous time, exploring their personal relationships and experiences against the larger historical context.

The novel may feature themes of love, loyalty, and sacrifice, set amidst the challenges and tragedies of war. Elizabeth Miller Blanchard might have drawn on historical accounts to create a vivid and immersive portrayal of the siege and its impact on the lives of the people caught up in the conflict.

As with many historical novels of its time, The City of Delight is likely to provide readers with a romanticized and dramatic interpretation of historical events. It could appeal to those interested in historical fiction, particularly stories set in the medieval period with a focus on love and adventure.

Readers should keep in mind that the novel reflects the cultural and literary conventions of the early 20th century, and its depiction of historical events may not align entirely with contemporary historical scholarship.

National Jewish Book Award Finalist: A sophisticated and engaging novel of three innocents drawn into a criminal scheme in modern-day Jerusalem (The Wall Street Journal).

Brokenhearted haberdasher Isaac Markowitz has fled the Lower East Side for Israel, where he now assists a renowned elderly rabbi who tends to the hungry and hopeless in his courtyard. Tamar is an American hipster-turned-observant Jew who has come to Jerusalem to find a devout man to spend her life with. And Mustafa, a devoted Muslim, works as a janitor at the Temple Mount, also known as al-Aqsa, a site holy to both faiths.

After Mustafa finds a shard of pottery that may date back to the ancient era of the First Temple, he brings it to Isaac. But this simple act of friendship will lead Isaac into Israel's criminal underworld, put Mustafa in lethal danger, and send Tamar on a quest to save them both . . .

This edition also includes The Rebbetzin's Courtyard, a short-story sequel to In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist.

How do people get along when they have been taught they can't? . . . [A] lively, witty, and entertaining novel . . . hard to put down. --Alice Elliott Dark, author of Fellowship Point and In The Gloaming

Beautifully detailed and vivid . . . a delicate balance of courtship tale and thriller. --Dallas Morning News

Confused about the background of the Gaza conflict? This vibrant evocation of modern Jerusalem may shed some light. --Daily Mail

A story that is spiritually generous and astutely realistic about an Arab-Israeli and an Israeli-Jew, who may be the most unlikely pair of friends we've seen in current fiction. --The Brooklyn Rail

The best novel I've read all year. --The Wall Street Journal

A novel in which love and anger combine, love for the land and Ghada's love for Ghassan. A novel that tells the reality of Palestinian women, especially in detention centers. The author depicts scenes of the common struggle between Algerian and Palestinian women and their attachment to the roots of their usurped land despite the torment and displacement. The novel goes back to the Andalusian time and also evokes the assassination of the writer and Journalist Ghassan Kanafani and the execution of the Spanish poet Lorca. It talks about the human crisis in this era. The novel is exciting and was appreciated by many readers and critics.

In League with Israel by Anne Fellows Johnston is a novel every Christian should read. While the subtitle, A Tale of the Chattanooga Conference is important, the book is so much more than simply that event.

You'll meet delightful characters, all whom have an important story to share. You'll get a strong feeling of what Christian America was like as the country prepared to enter the Twentieth Century.

You'll also experience the anguish of America's Jewish brothers and sisters as they learn more and more about the loving invitation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Children will love this book as well, because many of the characters herein ARE children who rise above their ages in compassion and caring.

In League with Israel is a wonderful book the whole family will enjoy. It's one you'll want to keep on a shelf to be taken down and read again and again.

Eres un cristiano o un viajero que siempre ha querido visitar la Tierra del Mesías?

Se le impide hacerlo debido a limitaciones financieras o de salud?

Ahora puedes experimentarlo todo en este hermoso libro!

La parte del mundo que forma Tierra Santa está llena de historia que se remonta a miles de años. Dentro de él se encuentran innumerables tesoros, ciudades, fortalezas y sitios que han atraído a viajeros y peregrinos durante siglos, así como una buena cantidad de conquistadores. Para algunas personas, llegar a Tierra Santa es la ambición de toda una vida, pero dado que la distancia y el costo son prohibitivos, a menudo puede ser una esperanza desesperada.

Pero ahora puedes sumergirte en todo lo que tiene para ofrecer en este impresionante libro, La tierra del Mesías: una tierra que fluye con leche y miel, donde puedes visitar algunos de los lugares más famosos como:

* Beit Shemesh

* Belén

* Jericó

* El río Jordán

* Masada

* Megido

* El Mar de Galilea

* Monasterio de San Jorge de Kosiba

* Y muchos más ...

Con un total de 82 sitios increíbles y 600 fotografías únicas que lo acompañan, podrá tener una idea real de Tierra Santa y todo lo que tiene para ofrecer en esta obra maestra pictórica, casi como si estuviera allí en persona.

Cada sitio se describe en detalle, utilizando todo el conocimiento del autor obtenido de una licenciatura en teología, una maestría en arqueología y una licencia de guía turístico, lo que le permite aprender la historia completa que existe detrás de las fotos.

Desplácese hacia arriba ahora y haga clic en Agregar al carrito para obtener su copia!

This fast paced novel opens with brothers Yaakov and Lazer's daring escape from the back of a Nazi vehicle en route to their execution in occupied Poland. Surviving alone in the woods untl the war ends, the brothers return to their hometown in search of Wilus Chomelstien, the mayor that had informed the Germans of their plans to organize an armed resitance. The brothers want Wilus to pay for his disloyalty. But the outcome of their meeting with Wilus will haunt them and their descendants far into the future.