Caesarea Philippi(1st Edition) Banias, The Lost City of Pan by JohnFrancisWilson Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by I.B.Tauris ISBN-13: 978-1-85043-440-5, ISBN: 1-85043-440-9
"Sometime in 1997 the ancient city of Banias passed its 2000th anniversary, yet there was no celebration. John Francis Wilson brings us the story of Banias, or ancient Caesarea Philippi, the city that sat at the source of the Jordan River in what are now known as the Golan Heights region. In doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the Middle East itself. Banias' story starts in Canaanite times. Under Her ..."
Caesarea Philippi Banias, the Lost City of Pan by JohnFrancisWilson 288 Pages, Published 2004 by I.B.Tauris ISBN-13: 978-0-85771-115-1, ISBN: 0-85771-115-6
"Thus very early communities, some perhaps with ties reaching back to Jesus and
his Apostles, persisting in Palestine and ... This group Epiphanius traces directly
back to the primitive followers of Jesus in Jerusalem, prior to the destruction of
that city ... as well'.76 If, as seems to be the case, his use of the term 'Iturea' refers
to the district of Banias rather than the Beka'a ... 78 The presence of these groups
in and around ..."