Solomon's Temple Myth, Conflict, and Faith

A highly original architectural history of Solomon’s Templeand Islam’s Dome of the Rock that doubles as a social andcultural history of the region The most extensive study of the interrelated history of twomonuments, Solomon’s Temple and The Dome of the Rock, drawingon an exhaustive review of all the visual and textual evidence Relayed as a gripping narrative, allowing readers to re-enterand experience the emotions and the visceral reality of the majorevents in its history Integrates illustration with the text to offer a highlydetailed and accurate portrait of the major structures and figuresinvolved in the history of the temple Opens up a fascinating line of questioning into theconventional interpretation of events, particularly Christ’sactions in the Temple Reproduces rarely seen detailed drawings of the subterraneanpassages beneath Temple Mount as part of the British survey in the19th century