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Jerusalem: A Religious History: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish struggle for the "Holy Lands"

Jerusalem: A Religious History: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish struggle for the "Holy Lands"

          
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"Jerusalem: A Religious History" is one of the first books that goes back in history and delves into the religious underpinnings of the Abrahamic religions (Islam, Christianity, and Judaism) for their fervent support of Jerusalem and adjoining territories referred to as the Holy Lands by many. Quoting the religious texts of Jews (Torah, Tanakh, Talmud), Christians (Bible), and Muslims (Quran and Hadith), this book provides a clear picture of why the Muslims, Jews, and Christians hold Jerusalem so close to their hearts. The quoted verses of the religious texts in Quran, Bible, and Torah will make you appreciate the religious significance of Jerusalem for the various faiths and the conflicts that has plagued that region for centuries. The following are some of the topics covered in this book:

  • Verses about Jerusalem in Torah / Jewish scriptures and Quran

  • Jewish beliefs about Aaron building the calf in Jerusalem at Temple Mount

  • Quran and Torah's different accounts of the story of the calf built in Jerusalem for worship by Children of Israel

  • Select Talmud references to Jerusalem

  • Select Quranic references to Jerusalem

  • Quranic verses about Children of Israel in Jerusalem

  • How the World Zionist Organization pushed the cause from the "Holy Land" to the formation of Israel

  • How the World Zionist Organization managed to declare independence of Israel

  • The "Aliyah" (Jewish immigration to Israel and Jerusalem)

  • Summary of the wars in Israel

  • Religious Reasons for Evangelical Christians' Support for Israel

  • Birth of Jesus - Bible and Quran's accounts

  • Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus

  • Islamic scholar Ibn Kathir's account of Jesus's birth

  • Two versions of the day of Jesus's supposed crucifixion in Jerusalem (Islamic vs Christian versions)

  • Crusaders nine attacks over Jerusalem and the wars with Jews and Muslims

  • The biblical concept of "Greater Israel" as mentioned in Jewish holy books (modern State of Jordan, some parts of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Turkey)

  • Status of the movements supporting Greater Israel

  • The concept of Rebuilding of the temple

  • Jewish beliefs about reconstruction of the temple

  • Role of "New Jerusalem" in Christianity End of Times (Christian Eschatology)

  • Per Islamic beliefs, killing of Dajjal (Anti-Christ) by Jesus in Israel (location of Ludd) toward end of times

  • Judaism's Holy Sites in Jerusalem

  • Islam's Holy Sites in Jerusalem

  • The ascension to the heavens by Prophet Muhammad from Jerusalem with Angel Gabriel where he met Adam, Jesus, Moses, and other prophets

  • Christianity's Holy Sites in Jerusalem

  • Jerusalem under Islamic rule after Caliph Umer's conquests - Takeover from Bishop Sophronius

  • Salahuddian Ayyubi, Umayyads, Abbasids, other Islamic rulers in Jerusalem

  • The Ottoman Muslim's losing of Jerusalem to British

  • Jewish beliefs about King David (Prophet Dawood in Islam)

  • Jewish beliefs about Solomon's (Prophet Suleman in Islam) Temple

  • Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans and the Babylonians

  • Construction of the Solomon's Temple

  • Issue about the US's Stance on recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

  • And more ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781503096080
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 196
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Religious History: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish struggle for the "Holy Lands"
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1503096084
  • Publisher Date: 04 Nov 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 268 gr


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