''Jerusalem Christian Review'' is a newspaper for Christians published in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
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[Jerusalem Christian Review: http://www.mondotimes.com/2/topics/4/society/94/12175]
Publishers
It was founded in April 1993 and reports on archaeological discoveries which shed light on the biblical narrative. It is published by the non-profit Jerusalem Bible Holy-Land Center, an educational foundation formed in 1968 by a group of Christian and Jewish scholars.
[Jerusalem Christian Review: http://familyfirst.com/jerusalem-christian-review.html]
''Jerusalem Christian Reviews Managing Editor is biblical historian Dan Mazar,
[Dan Mazar: http://www.article-s.co.uk/dan-mazar-biography-unofficial/] the author of numerous works on Christian-Israel relations and
Second Temple archaeology. Mazar is also a former chairman of the politically powerful advocacy group, the Christian Mid-East Conference.
[Dan Mazar: http://www.article-s.co.uk/dan-mazar-to-lead-update-of-milestone-bible-reference-book/]
The newspaper includes contributions and endorsements by well known Christian and political figures, including Christian psychologist
James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr.
(born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family (FOTF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influentia ...
,
Christian Broadcasting Network
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president
Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, former presidential candidate, and former Southern Baptist minister. Robertson advocates a conservative Christian ...
, Evangelist
Franklin Graham
William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952) is an American evangelist and missionary. He frequently engages in Christian revival tours and political commentary. He is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and ...
, former
Southern Baptist president
Charles Stanley and
Seventh-day Adventist
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
leader
George Vandeman
George Edward Vandeman (October 21, 1916 – November 3, 2000) was a Seventh-day Adventist evangelist who founded the ''It Is Written'' television ministry.
Biography
Vandeman was born on October 21, 1916."Vandeman, George E." in ''Historica ...
. In Volume 12, Issue 2, Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (; ; born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of ...
writes to the readers of the ''Jerusalem Christian Review'', explaining that, "The... Review connects the history of Israel to today's realities of the Middle East."
Articles
Published on each issue's front page is the ''Jerusalem Christian Reviews slogan: ''New discoveries of the Bible, Jesus, and the First Church''.
In Volume 12, Issue 1, of the newspaper, former Israeli premier
Yitzhak Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir ( he, יצחק שמיר, ; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983–1984 and 1986–1992. Before the establishment ...
writes that,"the ''Jerusalem Christian Review'', Jerusalem's leading Christian newspaper... reports on archaeological and historical discoveries
n Israel
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History
...
its insightful commentary on the past in its relevance to the present."
Among the articles of note published in recent editions are:
*''Jerusalem Burial Cave Reveals: Names, Testimonies of First Christians''
*''Unearthing the Temple Mount''
*''First Century Papyrus Reveals the Gospel of Matthew''
*''The Dead Sea: Reviving Ancient Secrets at the Lowest Place of Earth''
*''Is this the Palace of King David?''
First World Prayer for Peace from Jerusalem
The ''Jerusalem Christian Review'' was responsible for organizing the first globally publicized "link of prayer" for peace from Jerusalem (See
World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywomen's initiative. It is run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March. The movem ...
). This was in June 1993 and the event included more than one hundred Christian and political leaders from around the world broadcast live by satellite and radio from Jerusalem.
Hosted by ''Jerusalem Christian Review'' Managing Editor Dan Mazar, parts of the Global Prayer were also shown on the
CNN
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,
CBS
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, and
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
television networks and almost 120 other television stations worldwide. The Prayer Link began from Los Angeles, California with a prayer from the former U.S. president,
Ronald Reagan: "I join my friends at the ''Jerusalem Christian Review''... for this very special day. A day dedicated to prayer..." said the former US president and governor of the
State of California. The "prayer link" also included prayers of political figures live by satellite from 5 continents. Leaders such as
Jack Kemp,
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick (née Jordan; November 19, 1926December 7, 2006) was an American diplomat and political scientist who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. An ardent anticommunist, she was a lo ...
and numerous U.S. Senators, as well as former Australian Prime Minister
Bob Hawke all prayed for the "Peace of Jerusalem". Also included were Christian evangelists
Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...
,
Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, former presidential candidate, and former Southern Baptist minister. Robertson advocates a conservative Christian ...
,
Jerry Falwell and
James Dobson
James Clayton Dobson Jr.
(born April 21, 1936) is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder of Focus on the Family (FOTF), which he led from 1977 until 2010. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influentia ...
, along with denominational leaders from
Europe
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,
Africa
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,
South America
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and
Asia
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.
[World Link of Prayer: '' Christianity Today'', September 1993; '']Associated Press
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Wire Service'', July 3, 1993.
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