Jerusalem: The Holy City in the Eyes of Chroniclers, Visitors, Pilgrims, and Prophets from the Days of Abraham to the Beginnings of Modern Times | Francis E. Peters

This remarkable portrayal of Jerusalem has become a favorite of many readers interested in this city's dramatic past.

Through a collection of firsthand accounts, we see Jerusalem as it appeared through the centuries to a fascinating variety of observers—Jews, Christians, Muslims, and secularists, from pilgrim to warrior to merchant.

F. E. Peters skillfully unites these moving eyewitness statements in an immensely readable narrative commentary.

Originally published in 1985.

About the Author:

F. E. Peters: American Academic

F. E. Peters is Professor and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature and History at New York University’s Near Eastern Center.

He has written a number of books, including The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Jerusalem; and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: The Classical Texts and Their Interpretation.

Most recently, he has published a three-volume history of Mecca and the celebrated Islamic pilgrimage called the Hajj.

About the Publisher:

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