Historical Atlas of Jerusalem - Hardcover

Ben-Dov, Meir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082641379X ISBN 13: 9780826413796

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2002

Synopsis

This volume presents a visual, pictorial history of Jerusalem from the most ancient records to the most up-to-date excavations. The narrative text is accompanied by hundreds of specially prepared drawings, maps, and photographs that illuminate every aspect of human settlement from topography, water sources, and agriculture to security, architecture, and historical sites from the Temples of Solomon, Nehemiah, and Herod to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Dome of the Rock.

About this title

About the Author:

Meir Ben-Dov, archaeologist and historian, has participated in many excavations in the Holy Land and served as field director for the most important modern excavations in and around the Old City of Jerusalem. He lectures on Roman and Byzantine art and Muslim archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and other universities. He is the author of seven books, among them In the Shadow of the Temple.

Review:

"This is a superb resource for those who love the Bible and who have an interest in its long and complicated history. Ben-Dov provides an informed, balanced, and absorbing commentary on the history of Jerusalem. Each chapter is lavishly illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs."
—Donald Senior, C.P., The Bible Today, May/June 2002

"...this book provides quite good information for a city that is holy for three religions."—Currents in Theology & Mission, April 2003

“The present work is a serious, popular presentation of the author’s vast knowledge of all matters related to the history of Jerusalem....Meir Ben-Dov is a brilliant scholar....He is truly an expert on all aspects of Jerusalem and he has made important contributions to Jerusalem scholarship. " — Journal of Jewish Studies

"...this book provides quite good information for a city that is holy for three religions."—Currents in Theology & Mission, April 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 082641379X
• ISBN 13: 9780826413796
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400