The Temple of Jerusalem - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Comay, Joan

ISBN 10: 0030127068 / ISBN 13: 9780030127069

Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1975

About this Item

An enticing first edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some soiling and edgewear; In The Temple of Jerusalem, Joan Comay tells the story of the Jews' return to Jerusalem after the destruction of their temple in AD 70. She tells the story of the Jews' struggles to rebuild their temple and their faith in God. This book is a history of the temple and a story of the people who built it and the people who worshipped there.; 8vo ; 279 pages.

Seller Inventory # 50779

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Temple of Jerusalem - 1st Edition/1st Printing
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0030127068
• ISBN 13: 9780030127069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Editions
  • History::General
  • Religion
  • Collection Starter::Hundred Dollars or Less
  • History::Ancient and Medieval
  • By Year Of Issue::1970s

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Synopsis

A history of the Temple of Jerusalem is, in effect, a history of the ish people. Using Biblical sources, Ms. Comay describes the Sinai Covenant, the Exodus into the Promised Land, the planning of the first Temple by King David, and its building by King Solomon. Her chronicle of the inception, building, destructions and rebuildings of the Temple emphasizes its importance to Moslems and Christians as well as to s. For later history she incorporates the writings of Josephus as well as other historical and archaeological sources. Though the reader is sometimes staggered by what seems a flight through dates, kings, and battles, the text is generally coherent and readable. It is of necessity concise, for this is as much a picture history as a written one, with well chosen color and black-and-white photographs, maps and reproductions depicting various aspects of the Temple's ups and downs. A handsome volume--this year's coffee-table-book for the Bar-Mitzvah set.