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Author: Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (, Professor of New Testament Studies, École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 5th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 21.50cm
Weight: 0.705kg
ISBN: 9780199236664
ISBN 10: 0199236666
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 28 February 2008
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General/trade
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Review from previous edition<br> The Oxford Archaeological Guides offer a wealth of detailed, accurate but always readable information, providing anyone who has a serious interest in archaeology with the means to derive the utmost benefit from a visit to an ancient site. They are user-friendly and highly recommended. --Paul Bahn<br> Review from previous edition<br> Always respectful, yet never gullible or preachy, Father Murphy-O'Connor's The Holy Land is by far the best popular guide to its subject ever written. Every entry bears the indelible mark of having been written by someone who knows the place it describes, and has seen it with an expert intelligence and an open mind. --John Romer<br> Review from previous edition<br> A brilliant accomplishment, packed with authoritative information... the one book you must bring with you when you visit Israel. --Walter Zanger<br>
All who plan to visit the Holy Land in the coming years should buy a copy of this excellent guide J. Day
`Review from previous edition The Oxford Archaeological Guides offer a wealth of detailed, accurate but always readable information, providing anyone who has a serious interest in archaeology with the means to derive the utmost benefit from a visit to an ancient site. They are user-friendly and highly recommended.' Paul Bahn `Always respectful, yet never gullible or preachy, Father Murphy-O'Connor's The Holy Land is by far the best popular guide to its subject ever written. Every entry bears the indelible mark of having been written by someone who knows the place it describes, and has seen it with an expert intelligence and an open mind.' John Romer `A brilliant accomplishment, packed with authoritative information... the one book you must bring with you when you visit Israel.' Walter Zanger
Author Information
Jerome Murphy-O'Connor is Professor of New Testament at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem and a leading authority on the Historical Jesus and Saint Paul. His other publications include Paul: A Critical Life (1996) and Paul. His Story (2004), both also published by Oxford University Press.
