(ANSAmed) - ROME, JANUARY 26 - The Custody of the Holy Land has
published a new guide, to help people discover the Holy Land's
holy places through the bible, history, archaeology and prayer.
The book, ''La Terra Dell'Alleanza, Guida ai Luoghi Santi
attraverso la Bibbia, la storia, l'archeologia e la preghiera''
(Land of Alliance, Guide to the Holy Places through the Bible,
History, Archaeology and Prayer) is divided in four parts. The
first part, under the title 'Following the past of our Fathers'
is an introduction. It presents insight in Israel's history and
politics (from the Palaeolithic period to the Palestinian
question, each stage in the history of the Jewish people and of
the inhabitants of the Holy Land), but also in its local flora
and fauna, political system and demography. This first part
focuses on the characteristics of the three main religious
traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The remaining parts
are dedicated to describing the three historic regions of the
Holy Land (Galilee, Samaria and Judea), through maps, pictures
and background information. The guide contains a preface by the
current Custodian of the Holy Land, Pierbattista Pizzaballa. The
Custody of the Holy Land is the Order of Friars Minor, asked by
the Catholic Church to protect Christianity's holy places.
Writer Mario Russo Cirillo has been active for many years in the
organisation of religious journeys to the places mentioned in
the bible. He has received several recognitions from the Custody
of the Holy Land and from Israel for these activities. His book
is based on fifty years of experience in pilgrimages to the Holy
Land.
(ANSAmed).
