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THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM i ii THE TEMPLE OF JERUSALEM Past, Present, and Future John M. Lundquist iii Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lundquist, John M. The Temple of Jerusalem : past, present, and future / by John M. Lundquist. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-: –––– (alk. paper) . Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) . Jerusalem in Judaism. . Jerusalem in Christianity. . Jerusalem in Islam. I. Title. DS..L .'— dc British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © by John M. Lundquist All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: ISBN-: –––– First published in Praeger Publishers, Post Road West, Westport, CT An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z.–). Every reasonable effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted materials in this book, but in some instances this has proven impossible. The author and publisher will be glad to receive information leading to more complete acknowledgments in subsequent printings of the book and in the meantime extend their apologies for any omissions. iv To My Family v vi Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi . The First Temple . The World of the First Temple . The Second Temple . T he Meaning of the Temple of Jerusalem in the Jewish Community Following c.e. . The Idea of the Temple within Christianity . The Idea of the Temple within Islam . The Meaning of the Temple in Our Times . T he Temple of the Future: The Influence of the Temple of Jerusalem on the Apocalyptic Ideas of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Notes Bibliography Index vii viii Acknowledgments This book, and everything else I have written on temples and on the Temple had their genesis in a course titled “Early Oriental History,” taught by Professor Hugh W. Nibley at Brigham Young University in the Fall of . From that day to the present, very few days go by without my feeling the influence, the example, and the force of Hugh Nibley’s scholarship and personality. Only a slightly less forceful impact on me comes from my teacher at the University of Michigan, Professor George E. Mendenhall, whose influence only began in . In addition to Pro- fessor Mendenhall, I was deeply influenced by Professor David Noel Freedman at the University of Michigan, and, at Brigham Young Univer- sity, by Professor Truman G. Madsen, who gave me my second publishing opportunity for a temple-themed article in . Additionally, I enjoyed many memorable talks with Dr. Raphael Patai in New York City in the years before his death. His writings, ideas, personality and his encourage- ment of me have had a deep impact on me. I also want to thank my beloved parents, of blessed memory, and my sister, Carolyn. ix
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