Dedicated to Professor Feldman (Yeshiva U., New York), the and "doyen of all scholars of the Second Temple period, and " this volume derives from the inaugural conference of the Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies which took place in 2008. Fine (Jewish history, Yeshiva U.) notes that this work reflects the extent to which multidisciplinary research has contributed to an understanding of the Jerusalem Temple's importance to Christians and Moslems as well as Jews. Twenty essays focus on theological issues, Roman policy, and anthropology relating to the Temple's construction, destruction, and reconstruction (actual and virtual). One author treats the debate over whether Holocaust commemoration should be linked to the date of the Temple's destruction. The volume includes photographs of a Temple model and art illustrations. Annotation (C)2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)