Description: The eArThly JERUSALEM NORMAN KOTKER This book conveys the full story and meaning of Jerusalem, foremost among the sacred cities, where Christians, Jews and Muslims still struggle to establish their version of heaven on earth. Norman Kotker relates both the physical and spiritual history of the city, from 2900 B.C. to the present day. The record of Jerusalem's long, violent life involves Egyptians, Jews, Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Muslims, Crusaders, Turks and British, in battle, destruction and rebuilding over the centuries. The temples and palaces are described in The Earthly Jeru-salem, the customs and trade of the inhabi-tants; but Mr. Kotker's special achievement is to keep clear and meaningful the religious significance of the city which has made Jerusalem, as Pope Urban said, "the center of the earth." The Earthly Jerusalem is written with full command of its complex subject and with a keen sense of the revealing detail. It is
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Publication Year: 1969
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: THE EARTHLY JERUSALEM
Author: Norman Kotker
Genre: History
Publisher: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Topic: Religious History
