About this title: WALKING THE BIBLE is simultaneously a spiritual quest and a 'geographical exegesis' of scripture. Feiler, who teamed up with archeological expert Avner Goren, trekked 10,000 miles across the Near and Middle East following the historical events of the Old Testament. Not only does he vividly describe the journey--he also connects a spiritual ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060838638ISBN:0060838639
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"This is the best book I've ever read. If you like reading about history or travel or a person's journey to find themselves. You will love this book. Bruce Feiler is a master stroyteller and takes you with him on this remarkable journey. This book is so good that PBS sent him back with a camera crew to make it into a mini series. The book is better."
"I came across this book just before I went to Egypt and Jordan this fall. I had hoped to finish it before my trip but only got about 1/3 of the way through it before I went. Finishing up the two thirds that was left after my trip proved to be better I think. The book and the author are very liberal but having just come from most of the places the author visits in this book made the book a very enjoyable read for me. I guess I was able to chew the meat while spitting out the bones more easily because I was still on a high from my trip. I enjoy reading travel literature- particularly from Israel and the middle east. This is the first book I have read on this subject from the perspective of a Jewish man and I found it very interesting inspite of the fact that he is so liberal when it comes to the veracity of the Bible (as are all the scholars and people he interviews along the way). I was excited for a while as his faith seems to be growing as you go through the book. However, by the end he is just as unbelieving as he was to begin with (though he doesn't see it this way) and so this was very disappointing. Another sad thing is the amount of people he talks to throughout his trip who seem to believe that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all worship the same God. This is in no way, shape, or form true in the least bit. Anyway, this being said there are some very insightful and intersting passages and experiences in the book. If you long to visit the lands of the Bible but cannot this is a good book to check out. If you are interested in what people in the middle east are like and how they view the bible this is a good book to check out. If you are interested in biblical archaelogy and history you'll find a lot to chew on in this book- you'll just have to read it with discerment and with a healthy grain of salt!"
"I'm 200 pages in and giving up. I never do that, but I don't really like his writing style, and I don't think he's particularly informative. Granted, I probably have more of a biblical background than others, but he keeps on missing chances to correct misconceptions (Noah's arc was shaped like a box, not a boat), and I don't think he hits the right balance between talking about his own spiritual journey and the content (I thought it was way too memoir-ish)"
"Bruce Feiler is a well-established author of creative non-fiction. In this adventure, he tries to visit all the places mentioned in the first five books of the Bible--from Genesis to Numbers. With the help of Avner, an archeologist, he travels from the Nile to the land of milk and honey tracing the routes of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses to sites corresponding to the ones in those Biblical stories. He also interweaves insights of modern social and political reality in Egypt, the Sinai and Jordan as well as Isreal. The trip brings him closer to the roots of his faith."
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