Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

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Sermon preached on May 24, 1997.

The recording below is of a sermon preached on May 24, 1997 by Steven Notley at Jerusalem’s historic Narkis Street Congregation.

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A flower sprouting from a rock outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo courtesy of Joshua N. Tilton.

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  • R. Steven Notley

    R. Steven Notley

    R. Steven Notley is the Dean of Religious Studies at Pillar College in Newark, New Jersey. Previously he was the Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins on the New York City campus of Alliance University (2001-2023). He received his Ph.D. from the Hebrew…
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