Solomon's Temple
Myth and History
William J. Hamblin
David Rolph Seely
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‘Lively and accessible …
a signal reference work of serious and rigorous scholarship, which will reward careful study. It is worth its weight, not only in sterling, but also in gold’ | | – Church Times |
| ‘Fascinating, richly illustrated’ | | – The Scotsman |
The Temple of Solomon has been a source of fascination and spiritual reverence for over three thousand years,
from its Bronze Age antecedents in the shrines of nomadic tribes, through countless permutations in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This lively account is guaranteed to intrigue everyone with a sense of history, both real and imagined.
The building itself was destroyed more than once, on the last occasion by the Romans, yet the great church of Hagia Sophia, the Dome of the Rock, the headquarters of the Templars and numerous medieval cathedrals were all conceived as symbolic re-creations of the original. Mystics of all faiths had visions of a celestial Temple where divine secrets would be revealed to mankind.
Solomon’s Temple: Myth and History draws on holy texts and mystic writings, works of art and architecture, modern reconstructions and photographs to unravel both scholarly histories and the more speculative modern myth-making of tales like The Da Vinci Code and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
William J. Hamblin is Associate Professor at Brigham Young University, Utah, and a specialist in Near Eastern history and the Crusades.
David Rolph Seely, Professor of Religion at Brigham Young University, Utah, is a member of the international team of editors who published the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Also of interest:
The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Freemasonry: Symbols, Secrets, Significance
The Christian World: A Social and Cultural History
The World of Islam: Faith, People, Culture |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500251339 | | ISBN-13 978-0500251331 | | | | 24.4 x 18.8 cm | | Hardback | | 224pp | | 202 illustrations, 143 in colour | | First published 2007 | | | | £19.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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