Buch, Deutsch, Band Band 004,2, 816 Seiten, mit 430 Abb., Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 1345 g
Ein Handbuch und Studienreiseführer zur Heiligen Stadt
Buch, Deutsch, Band Band 004,2, 816 Seiten, mit 430 Abb., Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 1345 g
Reihe: Orte und Landschaften der Bibel
ISBN: 978-3-525-50173-3
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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Jerusalem is a difficult city for all who enter it. Once you’ve put a foot inside its borders you can feel the vibrations of countless heroic beginnings and dramatic deaths. Look for religion and you will be overrun by monotheistic gods; look for history and you will be confronted with the remains of several millennia – and yet can witness the religious claims of all ages in the streets of the modern city.
Any description of Jerusalem is necessarily a fragment – as is this book, despite its great length. Too many battles have been fought over every stone, too much human energy has been invested in every square meter of its territory, too many diverse powers have staked their claims to be reflected in a single volume. This book attempts to present a detailed selection from the history of the city. Max Küchler draws on his own experience as tourist, archeologist and theologian; he looks at historical and theological texts, treatises and reports by archeologists and art historians, plans by cartographers and illustrations of photographers and artists. The author wants to arouse the enthusiasm of the reader by presenting the radiance and beauty of Jerusalem against the background of the city’s flawed and fragile past.>