Jerusalem: Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period

by Lee I. Levine

Jerusalem in the Second Temple period experienced dramatic growth as it achieved unprecedented political, religious, and spiritual prominence. Lee Levine traces the development of Jerusalem during this time—through its urban, demographic, topographical, and archaeological features, its political regimes, public institutions, and its cultural and religious life.

500 pages, Hardcover

First published December 2, 2002

Reviews

[Jonathan]

A thorough, well-written and lavishly illustrated overview of Jerusalem from the return from Babylonian exile until the destruction of the 2nd Temple. Very helpful for my tour guides course.

[John Bottrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extremely through book on the second Temple period. Hard to comprehend at times but very well done.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid overview of history of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period, but the maps & images are of such a terrible quality that I can't justify buying a copy.