An indigenous Arab Christian from Jerusalem is connecting Western Christians with believers in the Middle East in a new book to help them understand the moments leading up to Jesus’ death and the Gospel through an ancient near Eastern lens.
In One Friday in Jerusalem: Walking to Calvary – A Tour, a Faith, a Life, author Andre Moubarak, 42, who hails from the Old City of Jerusalem and can trace his roots back to the ancient city to before the time of Christ, takes readers on a journey through The Stations of the Cross, the successive moments beginning with Pilate’s condemnation of Jesus all the way up to His crucifixion and burial.
Moubarak grew up on the Via Dolorosa, which means “Way of Sorrows,” the street in Jerusalem widely believed to be the path that Jesus walked carrying His cross on the way to be crucified.
“[Life] was never boring,” the author recounted of his childhood, “because you meet people from all over the world.”
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