Background Reading

Jesus Trail Guidebook

Hiking the Jesus Trail, by Anna Dintaman and David Landis, 2010. The quintessential guide to all things Jesus Trail.

Israel and Palestine Guidebooks

	Fodor’s Israel, edited by Linda Cabasin and Rachel Klein, 2009.
	Israel & the Palestinian Territories (Country Guide) , by Michael Kohn, 2010.
	Israel: National Parks & Nature Reserves, by Azaria Alon, 2008.
	Israel’s Northern Landscapes: Guide to the Golan Heights, Eastern Galilee and Lake Kinneret*, by Aviva Bar-Am, 2008.
	Hike the Land of Israel: A Complete Guide to the Israel National Trail*, by Jacob Saar, 2008.
	Hiking in Israel: 36 of Israel’s Best Hiking Routes, by Ya’akov Shkolnik and Yadin Roman, 2008.
	Walks in Palestine: Including the Nativity Trail, by Di Taylor and Tony Howard, 2001.

Nature in Israel

	Pocket Guides to the Flora & Fauna of Israel*, by Noam Kirshenbaum, 2007. talituly@zahav.net.il
	Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) Maps #1,2,3*
	A Field Guide to Jordan, by Jarir Maani, 2008.

Pilgrimage & Travel Philosophy

	Jerusalem Pilgrims Before the Crusades, by John Wilkinson, 2002.
	Explorations in a Christian Theology of Pilgrimage, by Craig Bartholomew andFred Hughes, 2004.
	Sacred Travels: Recovering the Ancient Practice of Pilgrimage, by Calvin Miller,2007.
	The Art of Pilgrimage, by Phil Cousineau, 2000.
	Travel as a Political Act, by Rick Steves, 2009.

Hebrew and Arabic Languages<

	Colloquial Hebrew, by Zippi Lyttleton and Tamar Wang.
	Yalla Nihki Arabi (Let’s Speak Arabic): A Course in Colloquial Jerusalem Arabicfor Beginners, by Omar Othman. Available for sale in East Jerusalem.

Recent History

	The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East, by SandyTolan, 2007.
	Blood Brothers, by Elias Chacour, 2003.
	Arab and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land, by David Shipler, 2001.