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God's Gold: A Quest for the Lost Temple Treasures of Jerusalem
by Sean Kingsley
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060854006
- ISBN 13
- 9780060854003
- Seller
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Harper, June 2007. Hardcover . Good/Very Good. Very Good- Hardcover with Very Good Dustjacket. Light shelfwear to DJ. Light shelfwear to covers. Textblock mildly soiled/foxed. Spine ends bumped. Pages yellowed, but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
Synopsis
God's Gold explores the fate of the greatest biblical treasure in history, the central icons of the Jewish faith looted from the Temple of Jerusalem. The golden candelabrum, silver trumpets, and the bejeweled Table of the Divine Presence were plundered by the Roman emperor Vespasian and his son Titus in AD 70. These biblical treasures are cast adrift in Mediterranean lands and exposed to 550 years of turbulent history and the rule of four different civilizations; only an intriguing trail of clues betrays their ever-changing destiny.The Temple treasure is a priceless hoard, but it has yet greater significance as the ultimate symbol of man's communication with God. The gold's recovery is central to Israel's broken dreams of messianic redemption by building a new House of God on the Temple Mount and its hopes for a return to an age of biblical sacrifice.Using untapped historical texts and new archaeological sources, Sean Kingsley unravels the incredible history of this treasure; its character; and religious, political, and financial meaning across the ages. Unexpected discoveries send him on a physical journey to expose the treasure's destiny. From the Vatican to the Vandal palace of Carthage, Constantinople's hippodrome, and the wilderness of Judea, his remarkable quest reveals facts more astonishing than fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jane Addams Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 293279
- Title
- God's Gold: A Quest for the Lost Temple Treasures of Jerusalem
- Author
- Sean Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0060854006
- ISBN 13
- 9780060854003
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- June 2007
- Pages
- 336
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About the Seller
Jane Addams Book Shop
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Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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