Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade
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Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's Sacred Esplanade is a 2010 book about the Temple Mount
edited by Oleg Grabar
and Benjamin Z. Kedar and published by the University of Texas Press.
Where Heaven and Earth Meet is the joint product of professors who teach at Al Quds University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
and the Dominican Seminary in Jerusalem. While the book was in press, the board of Al-Quds University decided to boycott Israeli academic institutions, but did not insist that publication be canceled.
The opinions of the scholars in these essays is divided; "Muslim contributors.... seem disinclined to recognize a Jewish claim to the Temple Mount."
Al Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh
wrote an essay for the book. In January, 2010 he wa reported to have gone into hiding out of fear for his life because a sentence in his essay "The legendary Temple of Jerusalem may be the place of the Presence of the Almighty
and where the High Priests served Him," appears to accept as fact that the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
actually existed, a fact that is denied
by many Muslims.
Temple Mount
The Temple Mount, known in Hebrew as , and in Arabic as the Haram Ash-Sharif , is one of the most important religious sites in the Old City of Jerusalem. It has been used as a religious site for thousands of years...
edited by Oleg Grabar
Oleg Grabar
Oleg Grabar was a French-born art historian and archeologist, who spent most of his career in the United States, as a leading figure in the field of Islamic art and architecture.-Academic career:...
and Benjamin Z. Kedar and published by the University of Texas Press.
Where Heaven and Earth Meet is the joint product of professors who teach at Al Quds University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
and the Dominican Seminary in Jerusalem. While the book was in press, the board of Al-Quds University decided to boycott Israeli academic institutions, but did not insist that publication be canceled.
The opinions of the scholars in these essays is divided; "Muslim contributors.... seem disinclined to recognize a Jewish claim to the Temple Mount."
Al Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh
Sari Nusseibeh
Sari Nusseibeh , and raised in Jerusalem, is a Palestinian professor of philosophy and president of the Al-Quds University in Jerusalem...
wrote an essay for the book. In January, 2010 he wa reported to have gone into hiding out of fear for his life because a sentence in his essay "The legendary Temple of Jerusalem may be the place of the Presence of the Almighty
and where the High Priests served Him," appears to accept as fact that the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem
Temple in Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple , refers to one of a series of structures which were historically located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, the current site of the Dome of the Rock. Historically, these successive temples stood at this location and functioned as the centre of...
actually existed, a fact that is denied
Temple Denial
-History:The term "Temple Denial" was used by Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and former Israel Ambassador to the United Nations, in his 2007 book, The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City...
by many Muslims.