Treasures of the Holy Land: A Visit to the Places of Christian Origins, Veselin and Lydia W. Kesich, Illustrations by June Magaziner

This journey through the Holy Land with Veselin Kesich, professor of new Testament at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, and his wife Lydia, provides new insights and illumines the sites with historical and scriptural background information, thus providing the reader with a new understanding of the biblical narrative. The vivid descriptions focus on all levels of influence: Hellenistic, Roman, Jewish, early Christian, Byzantine, Muslim, and modern. Join the authors as they travel through Galilee and the cities of the Decapolis, visiting Caesarea Philippi, Capernaum, Tiberius, and Nazareth; through the city and surroudnings of Jerusalem: Bethlehem, Gethsemane, Bethany; and into the Judean desert, to Masada, Qumran, and the desert monastery of Mar Saba. Illustrated with twenty exquisite line drawings and four maps.