Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land: ImpressioChristianity is an out-of-doors religion. From the birth in the grotto at Bethlehem (where Joseph and Mary took refuge because there was no room for them at the inn) to the crowning death on the hill of Calvary outside the city wall, all of its important events too place out--of-doors. Except the discourse in the upper chamber at Jerusalem, all of its great words, from the sermon on the mount to the last commission of the disciples, were spoken in the open air. How shall we understand it unless we carry it under the free sky and interpret it in the companionship of nature?-from the PrefaceA popular pastor, poet, and educator at the turn of the 20th century, Henry Van Dyke journeyed to Palestine and returned with a renewed vision of and devotion to Christianity. An appreciator of nature from earliest childhood, he brings a unique perspective to this storied land, offering "impressions of travel in body and spirit" that continue to inspire pilgrims and secular tourists alike. From the imposing immensity of the solitary, regal plateau of Judea to the close intimacy of the narrow, steep, slippery streets of Jerusalem, this 1908 book is like no other you'll find about the Holy Land, one that finds new faith and fresh wisdom in old land and ancient sky.Also available from Cosimo Classics: Van Dyke's The Spirit of America and The Spirit of ChristmasOF INTEREST TO: students of Christianity, armchair travelers |
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... ridges of the mountains , and shone reflected in the puddles of the long road like fal- len jewels . The lights of Latrūn , if it had any , were already out of sight behind us . Our horses were weary and began to stumble . Where was the ...
... ridges of the mountains , and shone reflected in the puddles of the long road like fal- len jewels . The lights of Latrūn , if it had any , were already out of sight behind us . Our horses were weary and began to stumble . Where was the ...
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... ridges of Judea roll away . Now we understand what the Psalmist means by ascribing " the strength of the hills " to Jehovah ; and a new light comes into the song : " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem , So Jehovah is round about ...
... ridges of Judea roll away . Now we understand what the Psalmist means by ascribing " the strength of the hills " to Jehovah ; and a new light comes into the song : " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem , So Jehovah is round about ...
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... ridge above thick olive - orchards and a deliciously green valley , is the ancient Kirjath - Jearim , where the Ark of Jehovah was hidden for twenty years , after the Phil- istines had sent back this perilous trophy of their victory ...
... ridge above thick olive - orchards and a deliciously green valley , is the ancient Kirjath - Jearim , where the Ark of Jehovah was hidden for twenty years , after the Phil- istines had sent back this perilous trophy of their victory ...
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... ridge rises the great pointed tower of the Russians from which a huge bell booms out a deep - toned note of welcome . On every side we see the hospices and convents and churches and palaces of the different sects of Christendom . The ...
... ridge rises the great pointed tower of the Russians from which a huge bell booms out a deep - toned note of welcome . On every side we see the hospices and convents and churches and palaces of the different sects of Christendom . The ...
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... ridges of Judea you see substantially what Sennacherib , and Nebu- chadnezzar , and the Roman Titus must have seen . " The sides of the north " slope gently down to the huge gray wall of the city , with its many towers and gates ...
... ridges of Judea you see substantially what Sennacherib , and Nebu- chadnezzar , and the Roman Titus must have seen . " The sides of the north " slope gently down to the huge gray wall of the city , with its many towers and gates ...
Contents
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Mizpah and the Mount of Olives | 67 |
An Excursion to Bethlehem and Hebron | 83 |
The Temple and the Sepulchre | 105 |
Jericho and Jordan | 125 |
A Journey to Jerash | 151 |
The Mountains of Samaria | 191 |
Galilee and the Lake | 217 |
The Springs of Jordan | 259 |
The Road to Damascus | 291 |
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Page 175 - And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Page 174 - And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
Page 172 - Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle. And when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle...
Page 113 - Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall ye worship the Father.
Page 4 - Whose arms were moulded in their mothers' womb To chase these pagans in those holy fields Over whose acres walk'd those blessed feet Which fourteen hundred years ago were nail'd For our advantage on the bitter cross.
Page 194 - Could we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, — Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore.
Page 36 - For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
Page 175 - And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.