Faith and Fury: the Temple Mount and the Noble Sanctuary: the Story of Jerusalem's Most Sacred Space
The Temple Mount and the Noble Sanctuary: the Story of Jerusalem's Most Sacred Space
Roaring Brook Press · Print & ebook · October 24, 2017
Veteran author Ilene Cooper explores the turbulent history of one of Jerusalem's most sacred sites in this timely, illustrated nonfiction offering, Faith and Fury: The Temple Mount and the Noble Sanctuary.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Jerusalem's religious history and sacred sites
- Themes
- Jerusalem's sacred sites, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian veneration, Israel-Arab conflict
- Genres
- Middle East History for Kids, The Middle East, World Religions
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Veteran author Ilene Cooper explores the turbulent history of one of Jerusalem's most sacred sites in this timely, illustrated nonfiction offering, Faith and Fury: The Temple Mount and the Noble Sanctuary. Towering over the Old City of Jerusalem is a place where worlds meet, conflict arises, and history changes. Known to Jews as the Temple Mount, it was once the site of the great temples built by Solomon and Herod.
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To Muslims, it is the Noble Sanctuary and home to one of the most sacred buildings in the Muslim world, the Dome of the Rock. Venerated by Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, it attracts pilgrims and tourists from around the world—and is the focus of the bitter and intractable conflict between Israel and the Arab world that dominates today's news.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Jerusalem's religious history and sacred sites
- Readers interested in the Israel-Arab conflict and its history
Where it sits
| Middle East History for Kids | 70% |
|---|---|
| World Religions | 48% |
| The Middle East | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Middle East History for Kids
- World Religions
- Authors
- Ilene Cooper
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Published
- October 24, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Jerusalem's sacred sites · Jewish, Muslim, and Christian veneration · Israel-Arab conflict
- Reading lane
- Middle East History for Kids