{"id":6620,"date":"2016-03-23T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T18:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=6620"},"modified":"2017-03-24T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T17:44:43","slug":"my-books-7-footsteps-that-echo-forever-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2016\/03\/my-books-7-footsteps-that-echo-forever-2014.html","title":{"rendered":"My Books (#7): &#8220;Footsteps That Echo Forever&#8221; (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2016\/03\/Cover-555-x-833-253K.jpg\" alt=\"Cover (555 x 833, 253K)\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2014\/08\/books-by-dave-armstrong-footsteps-that.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">information page<\/a> for this book, for full details and all purchase options]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(published in November 2014\u00a0by Lulu, 165\u00a0pages)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *<\/p>\n<p>This is my favorite of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2009\/06\/dave-armstrongs-catholic-apologetics-bookstore-49-books-paperback-e-pub-mobi-nook-book-amazon-kindle-itunes-pdf-rock-bottom-regular-prices-67-savings-for-e-books-2.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">my 49 books<\/a>. It\u2019s special to me, due to the subject matter, and because it was the result of a dream trip of a lifetime.\u00a0It includes lots of cutting-edge biblical archaeology, with some conclusions that may be surprising, but (technically) not against tradition or contrary to the Bible. For example, you thought you knew the actual historical route of the Via Dolorosa and where Jesus was judged before Pontius Pilate? I did, too, till I looked into much fascinating archaeological research.<\/p>\n<div>Secondly, it\u2019s a personal favorite\u00a0because it\u2019s thoroughly soaked in the <i>Bible<\/i>, and that is my specialty as an apologist. This is a book for Bible lovers: a <i>feast<\/i>! And it\u2019s\u00a0the book above all my other ones, where I really want to reach and touch readers\u2019 <i>hearts<\/i> and <i>souls<\/i>.<\/div>\n<div>*<\/div>\n<div>Thirdly, I am thrilled to be able to present some sections of my wife Judy (a very spiritual and \u201cdeep\u201d person) explaining her intensely spiritual experiences at holy sites in Israel, as well similar expressions from Margie Prox Sindelar. These I consider (far and away) the best portions of the book, because they are extraordinarily descriptive: akin to the great Catholic mystics (whose works I recently compiled into a quotes book).<\/div>\n<div>*<\/div>\n<div>This was a central goal for me in this volume: to convey to readers <i>exactly<\/i> what it felt like at these holy places. The ladies did a far better job at that than I did, which is fine: as long as the goal is met (I love working with a \u201cteam\u201d)! You can read examples of that in the online content for \u201cDay Three,\u201d but their reports \/ comments for Day Eight and Nine in Bethlehem and Jerusalem are (trust me) astonishing beyond words. They send a chill up and down my spine every time I read them.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As I wrote in the Introduction, here is the idea of the upcoming book, as I conceived it. It has five different complementary elements:<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>1) The pilgrimage and spiritual journey, written about in a very personal way: how I feel, what I experience; firsthand descriptions and impressions of these holy sites.<\/p>\n<p>2) Survey of archaeological findings and their significance.<\/p>\n<p>3) Citing of related Scripture, with occasional exposition.<\/p>\n<p>4) A running narrative, tying it all together as an exciting journey or odyssey; an adventure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I wrote about my feelings and reflections and experiences every night in our chalet or hotel, as it was fresh in my mind.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been intensely studying the Bible as a disciple of Jesus for 39 years, have been doing apologetics and evangelism for 35 (25 of those years as a Catholic). This was my first trip to Israel or to see anything at all related to the Bible. I don\u2019t go there every year (or to Rome, etc.), like so many apologists do.<\/p>\n<p>What you will get in this book, then, is the account of a very excited and (no doubt) spiritually overwhelmed and joy-filled pilgrim going to the Holy Land for the first time at age 56. It\u2019s\u00a0(if I do say so) something fresh, new, and different; incorporating lots of apologetics (as anyone would expect from me!): concentrating on new archaeological discoveries. A lot of the latter was\u00a0written about and researched before I visited. I add my personal, experiential thoughts about them as we visit each site.<\/p>\n<p>New and wonderful discoveries have been made in the last 30 years. Joshua\u2019s altar was discovered (utterly unknown before) in 1980. The excavations in Jordan at Jesus\u2019 baptism site have only been going on since 1994 (!): though it has been known for some time that the site may be in Jordan, east of the river (the actual baptism is thought to have been in a spring nearby, or stream that empties into the Jordan). It has already been visited by three popes, but the site was opened to the public only in 2011. That\u2019s how new these momentous discoveries (or spectacular confirmations of same) are.<\/p>\n<p>Other new and rather amazing excavations include the ancient city of David, currently being actively explored right outside the Old City of Jerusalem and temple mount, and another city from the time of David that is in the valley where David fought Goliath. Many archaeologists (even so-called \u201cbiblical\u201d ones) had been denying that David even existed, or that he had any kind of significant kingdom, or that Joshua (if he existed at all) made a conquest of Canaan. Now we are literally finding artifacts from David\u2019s (1000 B. C.) and Joshua\u2019s time (a few hundred years earlier), that prove these skeptics to have been dead-wrong. We lovers of the Bible always knew they were wrong (and rather foolish and stupid at that!), but some folks are slow learners.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, this book is\u00a0a little different from most pilgrimage accounts, because of the incorporation of much archaeological content and Bible commentary: bringing the whole thing vividly to life for Christians who have an interest in the Bible and the lives of the great men and women described in it (Bible or salvation history). I\u2019ve never been as excited about biblical archaeology as I was before and after my pilgrimage, reading about and researching these wonderful new finds, as well as personally visiting them (a thrill beyond words).<\/p>\n<p>I hope to pass some of that excitement and newfound knowledge along to you! And if you like more \u201cpersonal\u201d writing from me: along the lines of my various conversion stories, there is\u00a0plenty of that in this book. I\u2019m quite able to do that kind of writing, too. I have a strong mystical and contemplative streak in me. Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[see the\u00a0information page for this book, for full details and all purchase options] (published in November 2014\u00a0by Lulu, 165\u00a0pages) * * * * * This is my favorite of my 49 books. 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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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