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Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses »

Authors: Bruce Feiler
ISBN-13: 9780060838638, ISBN-10: 0060838639
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: August 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bruce Feiler

Both funny and intellectually rigorous, Bruce Feiler has applied his investigative spirit to religion, Japan, the circus, country music and assorted other topics. His personal accounts of various cultural forays are always illuminating, if you can keep up.

Book Synopsis

E-book extra: "A Study and Reading Group Guide to Walking the Bible."

Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible describes one man's epic odyssey -- by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel -- through the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mt.

Washington Post Book World

An instant classic...A pure joy to read.

	Introduction: And God Said
	Go Forth	3
Bk. I	God of Our Fathers
1	In the Land of Canaan	39
2	Take Now Thy Son	63
3	A Pillow of Stones	93
Bk. II	A Coat of Many Colors
1	On the Banks of the Nile	123
2	And They Made Their Lives Bitter	147
3	A Wall of Water	165
Bk. III	The Great and Terrible Wilderness
1	A Land of Fiery Snakes and Scorpions	199
2	On Holy Ground	227
3	The God-Trodden Mountain	249
Bk. IV	The Land That Devours Its People
1	Wandering	277
2	And the Earth Opened Its Mouth	304
3	The Land of Milk and Honey	328
Bk. V	Toward the Promised Land
1	The Wars of the Lord	351
2	Half as Old as Time	373
3	Sunrise in the Palm of the Lord	394
	And the People Believed
	Take These Words
	Index