Quite a few years ago, I purchased a book in Israel called Arise, Walk Through the Land. It helped us navigate our way to fascinating biblical sites largely unknown to the average tourist.
Roy Turkington, the author of that book, read a blog post I wrote about Arise, Walk Through the Land. He contacted me and sent me his latest book called No Stone Left Unturned. It was a fantastic read.
Roy and his wife Evelyn did a great job compiling their experiences into an easy-to-read format. I really like how they followed a historical timeline in their presentation, beginning with Abraham and ending with the Book of Revelation.
My husband and I lived in Bible lands for nearly two years and can relate to some of the places the Turkingtons write about. But their travels, spanning fourteen years, were much more extensive than ours. They ventured to places few people will ever be able to go, such as Syria, Iran, and Iraq.
If you enjoy biblical history, then you will definitely glean from No Stone Left Unturned. But this is more than a history book. Bible writers considered it very important to name the places where events took place. This is extremely beneficial to us millennia later because we can often locate those places. When you are in the place where something happened, your comprehension of the event expands exponentially. For example, when my husband and I visited Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the events of those Civil War battles came off the pages of history books. Such is the case with the places Roy and Evelyn take their readers. They are able to give us firsthand reports from places many people only dream of going...and many would be too afraid to go!
Roy and Evelyn's knowledge far exceeds that of a typical tourist. In fact, I would not place them in the category of "tourist." They are adventurers and learners who provide us with an education impossible to obtain from a class taught by a professor who has knowledge to dispense but no hands-on insight into certain key biblical events.
There is a convenient index in the back in case you want information about a particular place or topic. This book is 362 pages long but don't be put off by the page length; it is sure to hold your attention as it did ours!
I am sure that I will find myself referring back to this book in the future to refresh my memory about little details they bring to the surface. If you enjoy learning about Bible lands written from the firsthand viewpoint of an adventurer and Bible-lover, I think you will find this book to be a great resource.
It is available for purchase on Amazon. Enjoy!
