The
Sins of David
why
was Umar so interested in David?
why did he need forgiveness?
the Rock of Sacrifice
first
fruit sacrifice
Sophronius
the
library of Alexandria
popular Christian session with Trinity
expulsion of Jews from Jerusalem -- the one condition rejected by Umar
Umar rejects concept of kingship
Tour of the City
Umar's
shock at Christian obsession with ornament
again Umar seeks the place where David paid for forgiveness
Byzantine use of display to awe potential converts
the New Temple
Adam's Tomb
how
could Adam be sixty cubits tall?
the role of the Rock at resurrection
the
Rock of the Cross
note
picture of Rock of Calvary
Helena and the early church
Finding the Cross
Christian
condemnation of Jews
the legend of Helena's Inquisition of the Jews to find the relic of the
Cross
excavating temple of Venus
fake relics
Finding the Rock
Temple
Mount site a ruin
the land of the Franks
picture of Nebuchadnezzar (Bukht Nassar) burning the First Temple
the Temple as an analog of Heaven
Ka`b's session with the rock
Umar's small mosque (later becomes al-Aqsa)
key location of the Islamic prayer site
Ka`b jousting with the Christian
Facing Whose Rock?
Arab
warriors, the treasury register, the garrison cities
Jewish scholars converted to Islam
the change of the prayer direction
Jewish hopes that Umar would be a messiah
Jewish Muslims who preserve the prayer direction
Growing
up in Jerusalem
struggle
between the House of Hashim and House of Umayya
Uthman's nepotism, and Mu`awiya's appointment
Arab acquisition of Christian lands
the beauty of the book
condemnation of pictures
open-air dome of the Church of the Ascension (picture p. 156)
blood sacrifice on the rock
critique of idolatry coming in the back door
How many centers can the world have?
the Death of Ka`b
Civil
War
the followers of `Ali (Makiya's position?)
note that Ka`b is buried facing Jerusalem