《耶路撒冷：圣城的诞生》Historianandauthor，SimonSebagMontefiorepresentsafascinatingseriesonJerusalem：theplacewhereGodmeetsman，theshrineofthreefaiths犹太教，ChristianityandIslam，andthemostfoughtovercityinhistory.MontefioreexplainshowJerusalem-establishedbyKingDavid3,000yearsagowasfoughtforandshapedbyKingsandEmperorsandhowtheholinessofthecitywasintensifiedbymythsandfables，borrowedandrefinedbetweenreligions.HethenexploreshowthispeerlesslybeautifulcityrosefromacrumblingruinafterthecrusadestobecomeaworldcentreofIslamicpilgrimage，theobjectofrivalrybetweenChristiannations，aholyrefugeforJewsfromallovertheworldand，最终thesiteofoneoftheworld'smostintractableconflicts。