Where God was born

Adventure of a wartime chronicle

"Where God was born" combines the adventure of a wartime chronicle, the excitement of an archaeological detective story, and the insight of personal spiritual exploration. Taking readers to biblical sites not seen by Westerners for decades, Bruce Feiler's journey uncovers little-known details about the common roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and affirms the importance of the Bible in today's world.

Home of the Bible's first messiah

In his intimate, accessible style, Bruce Feiler invites readers on a never-in-a-lifetime experience. Bruce Feiler takes a perilous helicopter dive over Jerusalem, treks through secret underground tunnels, and locates the spot where David toppled Goliath. After being airlifted into Baghdad, Bruce Feiler visits the Garden of Eden and the birthplace of Abraham. Feiler explores the home of the Bible's first messiah and uncovers the secret burial place of Queen Esther.

God, a definition

The Torah, which would later be incorporated into the Christian or Protestant Old Testament, characterizes God by the attributes: "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation." (Exodus 34:6-7)

Holy Land and Messiah

For over 3,000 years, Jews have held the Land of Israel to be their homeland, both as a Holy Land and as a Promised Land.
The Holy Land is significant in Christianity, mainly because it is believed to be the place of birth, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.
Christianity interprets a wide range of biblical passages in the Old Testament (Hebrew scripture) as predicting the coming of the Messiah. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah. Christianity interprets Daniel 7:13-14 as a statement of the Messiah's authority and that the Messiah will have an everlasting kingdom.

Universal vision of God

"Where God was born" is a daring quest that offers a rare, universal vision of God that can inspire different faiths to an allegiance of hope. As he did with "Walking the bible: A journey by land through the five books of moses", Bruce Feiler combines a tour guide of biblical locations with intriguing annotations and sermons lifted from ancient times but also includes modern events.

A journey by land to the roots of religion

Where God was born: A journey by land to the roots of religion by Bruce Feiler
ISBN: 0060574879

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