The author Fr. Bargil Pixner is a Benedictine monk of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. He has lived in Israel for a quarter of a century, half of it at the Sea of Galilee. Among his many activities, he is responsible for introducing the Dormition Abbey's theology students-Catholic and Protestant - in

archaeology and biblical topography. He has led countless groups through the country. With his well-founded knowledge of the Holy Land and its history he draws a lively and persuasive

image of the times of turmoil in which Jesus lived. Recent excavations and discoveries shed light on contemporary groups such as the Natzoreans, Essenes, Pharisees and Zealots. With the help of pictures and historical maps the reader can follow the inner development of Jesus and his disciples and their role in society. Against the backdrop of the landscape of Galilee emerges the figure of Jesus the compassionate man. You feel the writers love for Jesus as his fellow brother.


IMPRIMI POTEST, ABBAS N. EGENDER DORMITIO BMV. JERUSALEM, 207, 1992

"...Five gospels record the life of Jesus. Four you will find in books and one you will find in the land they call holy. Read the fifth gospel and the world of the four will open to you."