A HOLY LAND BOOKLIST
H V Morton In the Steps of the Master, Methuen, 1934 onwards - the lovely classic
Jerome Murphy-O’Connor The Holy Land - an archaeological guide from earliest times to 1700, Oxford, 4th edition
1997 - great archaeological guide
Simon Sebag Montefiore Jerusalem, Wiedenfeld & Nicolson – a well-informed romp through the history of Jerusalem.
Featuring a fascinating and varied cast of characters!
John Wilkinson Jerusalem as Jesus knew it, Thames & Hudson, 1978 - important scholarly work about archaeological
evidence
Elias Chacour Blood Brothers, Kingsway, 1984 - a Palestinian priest’s very moving political and religious testimony
Colin Chapman Whose Promised Land?, Lion, 2002 - Arab and Israeli claims and counter-claims carefully considered
Ghada Karmi Married to Another Man, Pluto Press, 2007 – Eloquent argument for a single Israeli-Palestinian state
solution. An important summary of the modern history of the land
Peter Walker (Ed) In the Steps of Jesus, Lion 2006 – excellent, accessible illustrated guide to the life of Jesus, giving
readers a marvellous insight into the world he inhabited.
Peter Walker The Weekend that Changed the World, Marshall Pickering, 1999 – the mystery of Jerusalem’s empty
tomb
Sandy Tolan The Lemon Tree, Bloomsbury USA 2006 – An account from two individuals perspectives of the divide
between Israelis and Palestinians
Kenneth Cragg This Year in Jerusalem, DLT, 1982; and The Arab Christian, Mowbray, 1992 – by the former
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem
Norman Wareham and Jill Gill Every Pilgrim’s Guide to the Holy Land, Canterbury Press, 1998 – the best small no
nonsense guide
Ronald Brownrigg Come, See the Place, Hodder, 1985 – a standard pilgrimage guide
Hubert Richards Pilgrim to the Holy Land, several editions - simple guide by a Roman Catholic teacher, strong on
spiritual material
Andrew Mayes Holy Land ?, SPCK, 2011 – a guide book to the Holy Land, raising points for reflection and
discussion.
John Rogerson The New Atlas of the Bible, Macdonald, 1985 - my university lecturer’s atlas is important because it
treats the subject geographically rather than historically
Alan Millard Discoveries from the Time of Jesus, Lion 1990 - illustrated simple introduction
William Dalrymple From the Holy Mountain, Harper Collins 1997, Flamingo, 1998 - the great travel writer’s learned,
witty and sad journey; especially chapter V
Piers Paul Read On the Third Day, Secker & Warburg, 1990 - a gripping novel for archaeology, politics and religion
Janet Morley Companions of God, Christian Aid, 1994 - a lovely little book to help you pray with your eyes open
Garth Hewitt Pilgrims and Peacemakers, Bible Reading Fellowship, 1995 and other books and music tapes reflecting
his infectious passion for justice, reconciliation and holiness
Garth Hewitt A Candle of Hope, Bible Reading Fellowship, 1999 – a journey through Advent, Christmas and the New
year to Bethlehem
Yigael Yadin Masada Oxford - and anything else by this Israeli archaeologist
Alison Hilliard and Betty Bailey Living Stones Pilgrimage, Cassell, 1998 – introducing the indigenous Christians
Roberta L Harris Exploring the World of the Bible Lands, Thames & Hudson, 1995
Duncan Macpherson A Third Millennium Guide to Pilgrimage to The Holy Land, Melisende for Living Stones, 2000
Michael Prior & William Taylor (Eds) Christians in the Holy Land, World of Islam Festival Trust, 1994
Donald Wagner Dying in the Land of Promise, Melisende, 2001 – Palestine and Palestinian Christianity from Pentecost to
2000 and other books by this Presbyterian minister and former National director of the US Palestine Human Rights
Campaign
Karl Sabbagh Palestine – A personal History, Atlantic Books, 2006
K J Asali (Ed) Jerusalem in History, Scorpion Publishing, 1989
Michael Counsell A Basic Bible Dictionary, Canterbury Press 2004 -- clear maps, and a concordance of Bible places,
Bible people, and articles on the background and interpretation.
Guide-books published by
Rough Guides, Baedeker/AA (excellent maps), Everyman (very well illustrated), Insight, Blue, Phaedon (arty),
Footprint, Fodor, Alternative Tourism Group (Palestine & Palestinians)
Gordon Couch Access in Israel & The Palestinian Authority, Quiller Press, 2000 – a great guide and maps for people
who have problems getting around, especially those in wheelchairs
Not forgetting The Dead Sea Scrolls, Josephus, The Quran and THE BIBLE