Author: Colbi, Saul P.
Title: Christianity in the Holy Land Past and Present
Description: Tel Aviv, AM Hassefer, 1969. orig.boards. 23x15cm, 268,(39) pp, Some light page-edge soil. Some light buckling to front fixed flyleaf edges. Some light binding-edge brown. 39pp photo & map plates. Rubbed. A small stain to rear cover. Good. ¶ Contents: The First Centuries; The Byzantine Period (324-636): From Constantine to Theodosios; Relgious Manifestations; The Samaritan Rebellions; End of Byzantine Rite; The Arab Conquest (636-1099); The Crusader Kingdom (1099-1291); The Mamluk Period (1291-1517); The Ottoman Period: General Considerations; The Struggle for Possession of the Holy Places; Development of Christian Institutions during the Last Century of Ottoman Rule: Greek & Russian Orthodox; Protestants & Anglicans; Catholics;Monophysites; The British Mandatory Government (1917-1947); The State of Israel (1948-1967); The West Bank Under Jordan Administraion (1948-1967); The Holy Land After the June 1967 War; Current Problems Stemming from the Status Quo in the Holy Places; Chrisan Holidays in the Holy Land; The Question of Jerusalem & the Holy Places; Statistical Data on the Christian Population in the Holy Land; Ecumenism in the Holy Land; Appendices.

Keywords: History of Religion, Palestine, Israel, Arab Christianity, Christian, Christians, Monophysites, Monophysite, Catholic