New book explores Christian roots in Palestine

New book explores Christian roots in Palestine
New book explores Christian roots in Palestine

New book explores Christian roots in Palestine

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Rev. Mitri Raheb is president of Bright Stars of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestine and Pastor of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. He is on a U.S. tour to discuss his new book, Faith in the Face of Empire. Rev. Raheb’s basis for the book is that since Jesus Christ was a “Palestinian Jew”, we should examine the Bible “from the perspective of the people of Palestine.” (Photo: Wikicommons/Living Stones of Palestine)