The Holy Land of the Middle East holds deep spiritual and historical meaning to billions of people around the world. Three major faiths and a number of smaller ones base their histories in the Holy Land region.The pictures in this book are possibly the last images of a more ancient time. A time when oxen and cart ruled the dirt and cobblestone roads, when camel still plied the desert, and traditional cultures still practiced much as they have for thousands of years. These are actual photographs that today help us imagine what it may have looked like back in the time of the patriarchs and when Jesus walked the region spreading the gospel.Written in a quick-read style for the busy modern reader, and with nearly 100 restored and enhanced maps, prints and photos in brilliant period color, The Holy Land of the Past will both inform and delight the reader with the vintage imagery of the Holy Land, virtually all of which will be new and exciting to modern readers.