Somewhere on Jerusalem’s majestic Temple Mount, Herod the Great (37–4 B.C.) built a new Temple to the Israelite God Yahweh. Exactly where was the spot he built it?
Longtime BAR readers know that two prominent theories vie with each other regarding where the Temple once stood on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Author David Jacobson offers a third.
Longtime BAR readers know that two prominent theories vie with each other regarding where the Temple once stood on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. Author David Jacobson offers a third.
In 638 C.E. Christian Jerusalem fell to a minor Arab officer by the name of Khalid ibn Thabit from the clan of Fahm, beginning the story of Islam on the Temple Mount.
Covers both the Hebrew Bible and New Testament with nondenominational, reader-friendly biblical scholarship by leading experts. Beautifully illustrated.
The most widely used account of the history of ancient Israel. Tests individual biblical passages against the evidence of extra-Biblical sources and archaeological finds.
This series illuminates the Bible through a multiperspective approach. Includes an exploration the Bible through varied feminist perspectives. Also contains a thorough discussion of the historical Jesus.
