Jerusalem: The Holy City in the Eyes of Chroniclers, Visitors, Pilgrims, and Prophets from the Days of Abraham to the Beginnings

by F.E. Peters

Book Overview

This remarkable portrayal of Jerusalem has become a favorite of many readers interested in this city's dramatic past. Through a collection of firsthand accounts, we see Jerusalem as it appeared through the centuries to a fascinating variety of observers--Jews, Christians, Muslims, and secularists, from pilgrim to warrior to merchant. F. E. Peters skillfully unites these moving eyewitness statements in an immensely readable narrative commentary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691607478
• ISBN13: 9780691607474
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"