Keys to Jerusalem: Collected Essays

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Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (, Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Ecole Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jerusalem)

Keys to Jerusalem

Collected Essays

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (, Emeritus Professor of New Testament, Ecole Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jerusalem)

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Oxford University Press
02 February 2012

Middle Eastern history; Biblical archaeology; The historical Jesus

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor has lived in Jerusalem for 48 years, during which time he has taught graduate students its history and archaeology, and also compiled a bestselling archaeological guidebook for visitors.

The current volume provides an initial survey of the history, archaeology and theology of Jerusalem, but the twelve articles that make up the body of the book deal with problems that the author feels have not been given a satisfactory solution. Thus Murphy-O'Connor discusses the precise location of a number of important buildings, i.e. the Temple, the Antonia and the Capitol and also treat of events in the life of Jesus that are located in Jerusalem; his dispute with the money-changers in the Temple, his agony in the garden of Gethsemane, his route from Pilate to Golgotha. The previously unpublished chapters dealing with the Christian Quarter are perhaps the most original. They describe the creation of the Christian Quarter in 1063 and define its limits relative to the present Old City. Its two most important buildings, the Holy Sepulchre and the great Hospital of the Knights of St John, are treated in great detail. The concluding chapter is a classified bibliography of sources for the study of Jerusalem.

Thoughtfully illustrated with maps, photographs, and diagrams, this book is a mine of information for specialists working on Jerusalem, and for the interested reader with some prior knowledge of this fascinating and complex city.

By: Jerome Murphy-O'Connor ( Emeritus Professor of New Testament Ecole Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jerusalem)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 656g
ISBN: 9780199642021
ISBN 10: 0199642028
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 February 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Jerusalem: History, Archaeology and Theology New Testament Jerusalem 2: The Temple and the Antonia 3: Hierosolyma/Ierousalêm in Galatians 4: Jesus and the Money-Changers (Mark 11:15-17; John 2:13-17) 5: What Really Happened at Gethsemane? 6: Tracing the Via Dolorosa 7: The Cenacle and the Community. The Background of Acts 2:44-45 8: The Tomb of James Roman Jerusalem 9: The Location of the Capitol in Aelia Capitolina Christian Jerusalem from Constantine to the Crusades 10: The Authenticity of the Holy Sepulchre 11: Restoration and Discovery: Bringing to Light the Original Holy Sepulchre Church 12: The Christian Quarter of Jerusalem 13: The Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem 14: Sources for the Study of Jerusalem

Jerome Murphy-O'Connor is author of numerous books and articles on New Testament subjects including The Holy Land: An Archaeological Guide, Paul: A Critical Life, and Paul: His Story.

Reviews for Keys to Jerusalem: Collected Essays

There is nothing dull in this book, and it is occasionally interrupted with O'Conner's scholarly sense of humour. Yazeed Said, antur Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem, Israel June 2013