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GOD'S GOLD: A QUEST FOR THE LOST TEMPLE TREASURES OF JERUSALEM
by Kingsley, Sean
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- Hardcover
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- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060854006
- ISBN 13
- 9780060854003
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NY: Harpercollins. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0060854006 . First Printing. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over black boards, gilt lettering on spine. 318 pp. Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photographs. This is a new, unopened copy. Both the volume and the dust jacket are in perfect condition. AS NEW/AS NEW. After the Roman emperor Vespasian and his son Titus plundered the central icons of the Jewish faith from the Temple of Jerusalem in AD 70, these great biblical treasures were exposed to 550 years of obscurity. Included on this priceless list of stolen items are the golden candelabrum, silver trumpets, and the bejeweled Table of the Divine Presence. Now, in "God's Gold," archaeologist Sean Kingsley draws from untapped historical texts and new sources to tell the incredible tale of the history of this awesome booty. From the Vatican to the wilderness of Judea, the story of the journey of these vital artifacts is astounding and will leave you breathless.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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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- Round Table Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5042
- Title
- GOD'S GOLD: A QUEST FOR THE LOST TEMPLE TREASURES OF JERUSALEM
- Author
- Kingsley, Sean
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- Stated First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060854006
- ISBN 13
- 9780060854003
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 0060854006
- Bookseller catalogs
- Judaica; Archaeology;
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