God's Gold
Subtitle: A Quest for the Lost Temple Treasures of Jerusalem
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: June 12, 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780060854003
Subjects: Biblical Archaeology; History; History - General History; History: World; Ancient - General; Middle East - Israel; History / Ancient / General; Cultural property; Jerusalem; Judaism; Religious aspects; Treasure troves
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Roots.; title: River of gold; title: Awakenings; title: Ghosts of Israel past; title: Exodus and exile; title: Herod's treasure chest; title: Israel : land of God.; title: Dark secrets in the Vatican; title: Temple prophecies; title: Volcano of hate; title: Keeping the faith?; title: Benjamin of Tudela; title: The philosopher's folly; title: Dead Sea treasures; title: Castles in the air; title: Temple treasure.; title: Divine light : the Menorah; title: Hunting graven images; title: The tree of life; title: Bread of Heaven; title: Trumpeting messages; title: Revolution.; title: City of unbrotherly love; title: Turning the screw; title: Death of a temple; title: Flavian spin; title: Imperial Rome.; title: Walking with God; title: A word from the sponsors; title: Aliens in Rome; title: Of circuses and artichokes; title: The triumphal way; title: A day at the Circus Maximus; title: A temple for peace; title: Vandal Carthage.; title: Jewish gold, barbarian loot; title: Heresy and holocaust; title: Keeping the faith; title: In a Vandal palace; title: Constantinople : new Rome.; title: Treasures recycled; title: Hunting hippodromes; title: Imperial war games; title: The Holy land. Sanctuary of the Christians; title: Desert city of saints; title: City of gold, world of man