What Jerusalem Means to US: Christian Perspectives and Reflections

By Michel Sabbah

WHAT JERUSALEM MEANS TO US is a unique book. In 23 essays, Palestinian Christians and other Christians of various backgrounds share their personal perspectives and reflections on Jerusalem as they draw on their intimate knowledge of and or their experiences in the Holy City. Jerusalem is special as it is both holy and hotly con

• Language: English
• Publisher: Noble Book Publishing Incorporated
• Release date: Jun 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781732028630

Michel Sabbah

H.B. MSGR. MICHEL SABBAH is Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem. He was the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1987 to 2008, the first non-Italian to hold this position in more than five centuries. He was born in Nazareth, studied at the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala, and was ordained in Nazareth in 1955. He received his doctorate in Arab philology from the Sorbonne. During his priesthood, he served in parishes in the diocese, as the diocesan youth director and the director of education, and as the President of Bethlehem University.

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