List of IllustrationsPrefaceA Note on Translation and TransliterationIntroduction1. Transmuting Realities: From David to Herod, From Micah to Josephus2. Locus Memoriae: The Temple Mount and the Early Followers of Jesus and James3. Delusive Landscapes: From Jerusalem to Aelia4. A Lively Ruin: The Temple Mount in Byzantine Jerusalem5. The New Mountain in Christian Homiletics6. The Temple Mount, the Rabbis, and the Poetics of MemoryAfterword: A Mount without a TempleAbbreviationsNotesBibliographyPrimary SourcesScholarly WorksIndex of Ancient CitationsGeneral Index