Dee Dyas is Professor of the History of Christianity and Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture and the Centre for Pilgrimage Studies at the University of York. She has worked on the history and practice of pilgrimage, both in historical and contemporary contexts, for over twenty-five years and has spearheaded major research projects and initiatives in Pilgrimage Studies, in partnership with colleagues from the social sciences.Esther Hughes is Project Research associate.

• Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction. Part 1: The Old Testament. Introduction 1. In the Beginning 2. The History of Israel 3. Poetry and Wisdom Literature 4. The Prophets. Part 2: The New Testament. Introduction 5. The Birth and Childhood of Jesus 6. The Ministry and Teaching of Jesus 7. The Death and Resurrection of Jesus 8. The Early Church 9. The Book of Revelation. Reference Section. The Books of the Bible. Timeline. A-Z of Names and Terms. Further Reading

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