Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, is an adjunct professor at Catholic Theological Union after serving on its faculty for twenty-four years, and serves as the provincial minister of the Assumption Province Franciscans. He has written several books on biblical studies and archaeology, including The Holy City: Jerusalem in the Theology of the Old Testament (Liturgical Press, 2000). He is a former editor of The Bible Today and currently serves on its editorial board.

This readable study can be used by students and teachers, pilgrims and pastors, Bible study groups and all who pray for the peace of Jerusalem.Alviero Niccacci, O.F.M., Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem

• CONTENTS1 Jerusalem, the Holy City   1Judaism   1Christianity   6Islam   14Conclusion   222 Zion, the City of God: Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms   23God’s Kingship    23Mount Zion and Mount Zaphon   25The River Running Through Zion   27God’s Victory over Chaotic Powers    29God’s Victory over the Nations    31Pilgrimage to Zion   32The Lord’s Anointed    33Mother Zion   35The Inviolability of Zion   37Exile and Restoration   38Conclusion   403  A Place for God’s Name: Jerusalem in the Deuteronomic Tradition   43The Book of Deuteronomy   43The Deuteronomistic History of Israel   47The Influence of the Deuteronomic Tradition   53Conclusion   55 4 Ariel: Jerusalem in Isaiah 1–39   57Oracles of Judgment   58Oracles of Salvation   65Zion’s Fate    69Conclusion   705 Zion Under Judgment: Jerusalem in Pre-Exilic and Exilic Prophecy   73The Book of Micah   73The Book of Zephaniah   80The Book of Jeremiah   82The Book of Lamentations   88The Book of Ezekiel   93Conclusion   986  A Vision of Restoration: Jerusalem in Second Isaiah    99Isaiah 40:1-11   101Isaiah 49:8–50:3   104Isaiah 51:1–52:12   105Isaiah 54:1-17   108Conclusion   1097 Zion Rebuilt: Jerusalem in the Post-Exilic Period   111Haggai   111Zechariah 1–8   114The Books of Chronicles   118Ezra and Nehemiah   122Malachi   123Conclusion   1258 The New Jerusalem   127Isaiah 56–66   128Zechariah 9–14   131Joel 135 Isaiah 24–27   138Daniel   140First Enoch   143The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs   144The Dead Sea Scrolls   145 The Psalms of Solomon   148The Sibylline Oracles, Book Five   149Conclusion   1509 The Liberated City: The Defense of Jerusalem   151First Maccabees   152Second Maccabees   154Baruch   156Judith   157The Book of Jubilees   160Conclusion   161Epilogue: The Fall of Jerusalem According to Second Baruch   163Abbreviations   169Bibliography   171Index of Biblical Texts   176Index of Ancient Texts   183Author Index   185Subject Index   187

Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, is an adjunct professor at Catholic Theological Union after serving on its faculty for twenty-four years, and serves as the provincial minister of the Assumption Province Franciscans. He has written several books on biblical studies and archaeology, including The Holy City: Jerusalem in the Theology of the Old Testament (Liturgical Press, 2000). He is a former editor of The Bible Today and currently serves on its editorial board.

This readable study can be used by students and teachers, pilgrims and pastors, Bible study groups and all who pray for the peace of Jerusalem.Alviero Niccacci, O.F.M., Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem

• CONTENTS1 Jerusalem, the Holy City   1Judaism   1Christianity   6Islam   14Conclusion   222 Zion, the City of God: Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms   23God’s Kingship    23Mount Zion and Mount Zaphon   25The River Running Through Zion   27God’s Victory over Chaotic Powers    29God’s Victory over the Nations    31Pilgrimage to Zion   32The Lord’s Anointed    33Mother Zion   35The Inviolability of Zion   37Exile and Restoration   38Conclusion   403  A Place for God’s Name: Jerusalem in the Deuteronomic Tradition   43The Book of Deuteronomy   43The Deuteronomistic History of Israel   47The Influence of the Deuteronomic Tradition   53Conclusion   55 4 Ariel: Jerusalem in Isaiah 1–39   57Oracles of Judgment   58Oracles of Salvation   65Zion’s Fate    69Conclusion   705 Zion Under Judgment: Jerusalem in Pre-Exilic and Exilic Prophecy   73The Book of Micah   73The Book of Zephaniah   80The Book of Jeremiah   82The Book of Lamentations   88The Book of Ezekiel   93Conclusion   986  A Vision of Restoration: Jerusalem in Second Isaiah    99Isaiah 40:1-11   101Isaiah 49:8–50:3   104Isaiah 51:1–52:12   105Isaiah 54:1-17   108Conclusion   1097 Zion Rebuilt: Jerusalem in the Post-Exilic Period   111Haggai   111Zechariah 1–8   114The Books of Chronicles   118Ezra and Nehemiah   122Malachi   123Conclusion   1258 The New Jerusalem   127Isaiah 56–66   128Zechariah 9–14   131Joel 135 Isaiah 24–27   138Daniel   140First Enoch   143The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs   144The Dead Sea Scrolls   145 The Psalms of Solomon   148The Sibylline Oracles, Book Five   149Conclusion   1509 The Liberated City: The Defense of Jerusalem   151First Maccabees   152Second Maccabees   154Baruch   156Judith   157The Book of Jubilees   160Conclusion   161Epilogue: The Fall of Jerusalem According to Second Baruch   163Abbreviations   169Bibliography   171Index of Biblical Texts   176Index of Ancient Texts   183Author Index   185Subject Index   187

Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, is an adjunct professor at Catholic Theological Union after serving on its faculty for twenty-four years, and serves as the provincial minister of the Assumption Province Franciscans. He has written several books on biblical studies and archaeology, including The Holy City: Jerusalem in the Theology of the Old Testament (Liturgical Press, 2000). He is a former editor of The Bible Today and currently serves on its editorial board.

This readable study can be used by students and teachers, pilgrims and pastors, Bible study groups and all who pray for the peace of Jerusalem.Alviero Niccacci, O.F.M., Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, Jerusalem

• CONTENTS1 Jerusalem, the Holy City   1Judaism   1Christianity   6Islam   14Conclusion   222 Zion, the City of God: Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms   23God’s Kingship    23Mount Zion and Mount Zaphon   25The River Running Through Zion   27God’s Victory over Chaotic Powers    29God’s Victory over the Nations    31Pilgrimage to Zion   32The Lord’s Anointed    33Mother Zion   35The Inviolability of Zion   37Exile and Restoration   38Conclusion   403  A Place for God’s Name: Jerusalem in the Deuteronomic Tradition   43The Book of Deuteronomy   43The Deuteronomistic History of Israel   47The Influence of the Deuteronomic Tradition   53Conclusion   55 4 Ariel: Jerusalem in Isaiah 1–39   57Oracles of Judgment   58Oracles of Salvation   65Zion’s Fate    69Conclusion   705 Zion Under Judgment: Jerusalem in Pre-Exilic and Exilic Prophecy   73The Book of Micah   73The Book of Zephaniah   80The Book of Jeremiah   82The Book of Lamentations   88The Book of Ezekiel   93Conclusion   986  A Vision of Restoration: Jerusalem in Second Isaiah    99Isaiah 40:1-11   101Isaiah 49:8–50:3   104Isaiah 51:1–52:12   105Isaiah 54:1-17   108Conclusion   1097 Zion Rebuilt: Jerusalem in the Post-Exilic Period   111Haggai   111Zechariah 1–8   114The Books of Chronicles   118Ezra and Nehemiah   122Malachi   123Conclusion   1258 The New Jerusalem   127Isaiah 56–66   128Zechariah 9–14   131Joel 135 Isaiah 24–27   138Daniel   140First Enoch   143The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs   144The Dead Sea Scrolls   145 The Psalms of Solomon   148The Sibylline Oracles, Book Five   149Conclusion   1509 The Liberated City: The Defense of Jerusalem   151First Maccabees   152Second Maccabees   154Baruch   156Judith   157The Book of Jubilees   160Conclusion   161Epilogue: The Fall of Jerusalem According to Second Baruch   163Abbreviations   169Bibliography   171Index of Biblical Texts   176Index of Ancient Texts   183Author Index   185Subject Index   187