This CD ROM provides hundreds of photographs of Christian holy sites and Churches in the Holy Land. The photos (and in some cases video and audio clips) include helpful descriptions and Bible references. The CD ROM allows for a "guided tour" of various cities, including Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Emmaus, Mount Tabor, Tiberias/The Mount of the Beatitudes, Capernaum, Bethany, Ein Karem, and more. Descriptions and photos are reached by means of an interactive map of the Holy Land. For your language scholars, you may select from any of five languages in which to read and hear the material on the same CD ROM (languages include: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian).
A sampling of what you'll find on the CD ROM includes:
Bethlehem (15 photos) - A scenic picture of the city by night and numerous photos of the Church of the Nativity (inside and out).
Jerusalem: Part 1, the City (17 photos) Includes a modern-day city scape showing modern skyscrapers, beautiful churches and ancient structures together; photos of "Dormition Abbey" (where Our Lady is believed to have taken her final rest), the "Cenacle" (the Upper Room of the Last Suppper), a church commemorating Jesus' imprisonment and Peter's denial, the stairyway taken by Jesus from the Last Supper to the Mount of Olives and the pool where Jesus healed a blind man.
Jerusalem: Part 2, the Holy Sepulchre (18 photos) Many photos of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (from inside and out) which is the traditional site of the Crucifixion and burial of Christ.
Jerusalem: Part 3, Via Dolorosa (25 photos) Includes one or more photos from each of the traditional Stations of the Cross and the chapels commemorating each of these events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion. Buildings have such names as "the Chapel of the Lashing" and "the Ecce Homo Convent."
Ein Karem (10 photos) the town where John the Baptist was born includes photos of the Church of the Visitation.
There are over 200 color photographs altogether.
My children very much enjoyed exploring the Holy Land through this CD ROM and I found it a nice way to learn more about the history of the individual Holy Sites and how they are revered by visitors today.
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