The Temple of Jerusalem From Moses to the Messiah

Fine (Jewish history, Yeshiva U.) notes that this work reflects the extent to which multidisciplinary research has contributed to an understanding of the Jerusalem Temple's importance to Christians and Moslems as well as Jews. Twenty essays focus on theological issues, Roman policy, and anthropology relating to the Temple's construction, destruction, and reconstruction (actual and virtual). One author treats the debate over whether Holocaust commemoration should be linked to the date of the Temple's destruction. The volume includes photographs of a Temple model and art illustrations.