From Dan to Beersheba: A Description of the Wonderful Land, with Maps and Engravings and a Prologue by the Author Containing the Latest Explorations and DiscoveriesNewman, John Philip
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From Dan to Beersheba: A Description of the Wonderful Land, with Maps and Engravings and a Prologue by the Author Containing the Latest Explorations and Discoveries
Newman, John Philip
Palestine -- Description and travel
Laws of the Credibility of Tradition. ―― Dean Trench on Words.
―― Scenes of the historical Events of Christianity not well
defined. ―― Palm Sunday in Jerusalem. ―― Crossing the Mount
of Olives. ―― Journey to Bethany. ―― Site of the City. ―― Home
of Mary and Martha. ―― Tomb of Lazarus. ―― Christ frequented
Bethany. ―― To his Visits is due its Significance. ―― Touching
Legends. ―― Resurrection of Lazarus. ―― Scene of Christ’s
triumphal March to Jerusalem. ―― Garden of Gethsemane. ―― Old
Gardener. ―― Walls and Iron Gate. ―― Place of Sweet Repose.
―― Flowers. ―― Pictures. ―― Aged Olive-trees. ―― Overwhelming
Emotions. ―― Ascent of the Mount of Olives. ―― Three Paths.
―― David’s Ascent. ―― Connection of the Mount with the two
Dispensations. ―― Scene of the Ascension. ―― True Place. ――
Commanding View from the Summit of Olivet. ―― Passion Week
in Jerusalem. ―― Footsteps of our Lord. ―― Good Friday in
the Holy City. ―― Visit to the Garden. ―― Lord’s Supper.
―― Sleepless Night. ―― Calvary. ―― True Location. ―― Its
Appearance. ―― Appropriate Place. ―― Via Dolorosa. ―― Pilate’s
Judgment-hall. ―― Ecce Homo Arch. ―― Legendary Stations. ――
Crucifixion of Christ dramatized by the Latin Monks. ―― The
Procession. ―― Ascent to Calvary. ―― Tumult. ―― Spectators.
―― Sermons. ―― The Cross. ―― Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
―― Architecture. ―― Scene in the Court. ―― The Façade. ――
Imposing Interior. ―― Chapel of the Greeks. ―― Rotunda. ――
Dome. ―― Holy Sepulchre. ―― Magnificent Decorations. ―― Its
Interior. ―― The Tomb. ―― Holy Shrines. ―― Not the Tomb of
Christ. ―― Difficulties of the Question. ―― Evidence for its
Identity. ―― Objections. ―― Argument against the Site.
CHAPTER VI.
Forty Days and forty Nights in the Holy City. ―― Inside View
of Jerusalem. ―― Streets. ―― Buildings. ―― Commerce. ―― A
Cosmopolitan City. ―― Government Officials. ―― Taxation.
―― Population. ―― Turks. ―― Dervishes. ―― Fast of Ramadan.
―― Feast of Beiram. ―― Moslem Sects. ―― Their Creeds.
―― Quarter of the Jews. ―― Their wretched Condition. ――
Their Nationalities. ―― Pensioners. ―― Jewish Passover. ――
Ceremonies witnessed. ―― Jewish Sabbath in Jerusalem. ――
Synagogue. ―― Education. ―― Mr. Touro and Sir Moses Montefiore.
―― Religious and Industrial Institutions. ―― Christian Sects
in the Holy City. ―― Armenians. ―― Their Wealth. ―― Greeks.
―― Their Influence. ―― Latins. ―― Their Edifices. ―― Monastic
Quarrels. ―― Curious Scene. ―― Rivalry between France and
Russia. ―― Russian Gold. ―― Protestant Christianity in
Jerusalem. ―― English Church. ―― House of Charity. ―― The
two Slave Girls.
CHAPTER VII.
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