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Resource Reviews Phyllis Fox Point Loma Nazarene University Volume 47 | Issue 2 Article 7 2004 Resource Reviews Phyllis Fox Point Loma Nazarene University The Christian Librarian is the official publication of the Association of Christian Librarians (ACL). To learn more about ACL and its products and services please visit http://www.acl.org/ Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Fox, Phyllis (2004) "Resource Reviews," The Christian Librarian: Vol. 47 : Iss. 2 , Article 7. Available at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/tcl/vol47/iss2/7 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Christian Librarian by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. r The ~ti REVIEWS Stop the Violence: Educating Our­ Morris serving as Coordinator of the Jerusalem and the religious conflict selves to Protect our Youth. Leaders Shalom Education, an ecumenical there now? In the 7'h century A.D. Islam Guide, by Wilda K. W. Morris. Valley organization that provides workshops invaded Palestine and the Caliph Omar Forge, PA: Judson Press. 2001. 63 pp. on peace and justice is highly qualified built the Dome of the Rock in 638. $8.00 (pbk) ISBN 08170-13865. writing a book on this field of study. Brief mention is made of the Crusaders' battle to reclaim the city from the Reviewed by Crisanta P Bustamante, Jerusalem, the City Touched by God, Muslims and bold it for 101 years Head Librarian, International School by Yale Roe. VHS. 28 min. Alden before losing it again to the Muslims. ofTheology-Asia, Quezon City, Films, P.O. Box 446, Clarksburg, NJ The history of the city from 1867 to Philippines. 0851 0; www.aldenfilms.com the present is largely untouched, so current political and religious views are Youth violence, as perceived by Reviewed by Dr. Harvey Hartman, not part of the video's presentation. Its many, is the nation's top epidemic not Professor ofBiblical Studies, Liberty history seems fair and unbiased. It is only in the United States as well as in University, Lynchburg, Virginia. interesting, however, that the film many other places around the globe. begins and concludes with an evangeli­ Committing ourselves in stopping the For those who may be looking for a cal Christian hymn concerning the New violence is an important goal in many brief overview of the history of the Jerusalem. communities. most famous city of all time, this is it. In these ten sessions designed for Beginning with God's call for Abraham Mona Lisa of the Galilee. VHS. 27 teachers, youth pastors, parents, to sacrifice his son Isaac on Mt. min. Alden Films, P.O. Box 446, churches and community leaders help Moriah, Jerusalem's history is traced to Clarksburg, NJ 0851 0; 732-462-3522 to reflect on critical issues of youth the mid 1800's. www.aldenfilms.com violence and to determine what actions One learns how King David brought should we take to make the difference. the city into Israel's history, and then Reviewed by Dr. Harvey Hartman, Each lesson is divided into 20-30 how Solomon glorified it with his Professor ofBiblical Studies, Liberty minute activities for the group under the palace and the Temple. Important University, Lynchburg, Virginia. supervision of a facilitator. At the end events of Old Testament and inter­ of each Jesson, an activity plan on how testamental times such as the invasion In 1987, in its fifth year of excava­ to stop the violence is formulated and by Assyria (701 B.C.), the fall to the tions, a joint expedition of the Hebrew participated by the member of the Babylonians (586B.C.) and the Jews' University and Duke University group to become a dynamic force in attempt to recover Jerusalem from uncovered a private dwelling with a addressing the problem. Written in Alexander's Hellenism ( 165 B.C.) are most intriguing mosaic floor at approachable style, the curriculum reviewed. Sepphoris (Zippori in Hebrew). attempts to build upon the strength of From the Roman period, one learns Seppboris was a major urban center each group and challenges them to do of Herod the Great being appointed about three miles northwest of something that will make a difference in king in Jerusalem (63 B.C.) and his Nazareth, the town of Jesus. It served their immediate area. rebuilding the Temple for the Jews, the as the capital of Galilee and Perea in This action-reflection study guide ministry of Jesus there, and the Roman the days of Herod Antipas ( 4 BC- format is ideal for use in-group setting fear of Jewish rebellion. This section 39AD). both or churches, interfaith religious closes with their rebellion (A.D. 66) and In the final days of the dig, a group and community groups, teachers Titus' destruction of the city (A.D. 70). colorful carpet-like mosaic emerged. It and parents, and is applicable to any Interested in the Church of the Holy depicted 15 scenes from the life of demographic group. Sepulchre? Constantine's mother Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and From the theological and sociologi­ Helena found the place of Jesus' death revelry. On one of the surrounding side cal perspectives, the author, Wilda and burial in the 4'h century and had the panels was the faced of a beautiful Morris addresses the primary concerns first church erected at the site. The young woman, affectionately dubbed and problems that confront today's church, however, has been destroyed the "Mona Lisa of the Galilee." children and why rates of youth and rebuilt over time. This video actually records the violence are so high. Wilda K. W. What about the Muslim presence in activity ofthe 1988 season when the The Christian Librarian, 47(2) 2004· 71 excavators returned to Sepphoris to of biblical archaeology. the spring to the Siloam pool in complete work on the mosaic floor. The In 1848, Wm. F. Lynch explored the preparation for an Assyrian attack. video's chief value is the thrill of Jordan River to the Dead Sea, and then Much attention is given to the discovery and the meticulous care in mapped the Dead Sea. His associate enduring questions: What were the uncovering the mosaic. One gets to John Dale, surveyed north of the Sea of dimensions of the Jebusite city? How watch the painstaking steps taken to Galilee in search of the source of the much did it grow in David and preserve a very delicate artifact as it is Jordan River, and died of malaria. Solomon's reigns, and in later periods rolled up like a carpet to be transported In 1864, Charles Wilson of the oflsrael's history? Again, with the cit to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem for British Royal Engineers made a presently occupied, it is impossible to restoration and preservation. topographical study of Jerusalem's do conventional excavation. Therefore, This video is valuable for its brief waterways, tunnels and channels. The conclusions are drawn as the viewer is history of Sepphoris, but especially Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) was shown old burial sites. A shaft and beneficial for showing the methodology established and in 1868 he charted the tunnel below King Herod's retaining of archaeologists in the careful handling route ofthe exodus through the Sinai. wall for the temple mount (The Western and preserving of artifacts. The video In 1870 the PEF commissioned Wall), a burnt home of a Jewish priest, could be used for classes in New lieutenants Claude Conder and H.H. and an old Roman entrance to the city Testament Backgrounds or Biblical Kitchner to survey and map the entire found beneath the present Damascus Archaeology. land of Palestine west of the Jordan. gate. Their survey was published in 1882. The video does not lack academic Explorers of the Holy Land in the These and others who sacrificed or archaeological merit, but this 19111 Century. VHS. 27 min. Alden time and health to pave the way for reviewer found the sequence of Films, P.O. Box 446, Clarksburg, NJ archaeological research, their exploits presentation somewhat disjointed and 0851 0; www.aldenfrlms.com and accomplishments are the focus of laborious to follow. As the direction of this video. The historical video is both growth of the city during its different Reviewed by Dr. Harvey Hartman, interesting and informative, and periods was debated, no sketches o r Professor ofBiblical Studies, Liberty certainly well suited for an introduction diagrams of the city were shown to give University, Lynchburg, Virginia. to biblical archaeology. the viewer some orientation as to what area of the city was being discussed. This video could be rightly subtitled Secrets of Jerusalem. VHS. 27 min. Sometimes reference was made tot eh "Antecedents to Archaeology." Books Alden Films, P.O. Box 446, Clarksburg, Jewish or Muslim quarter of the that deal with biblical archaeology and NJ 08510; 732-462-3522; (current) old city. Unless the viewer has discoveries of the Holy Land often www.aldenfrlms.com done prior study and has some knowl­ overlook the persons that broke ground, edge and a mental picture of the general sometimes at the risk of their lives, and Reviewed by Dr. Harvey Hartman, lay of the old city of Jerusalem, the paved the way for modem archaeology Professor ofBiblical Studies, Liberty descriptions and conclusions are little in Palestine. University, Lynchburg, Virginia. more than meaningless. Not all the explorers of the video and their exploits can be listed here, but Jerusalem is a city that has been Jerusalem: The Gates of Time.
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