Part I. Introducing Jerusalem. Location, recent history, demography ; Cities within ; Communities and meanings
Part II: Biblical city. "Holy City:" a clarification of terms ; The making of a memorable place ; Kings, priests, and the politics of "one god alone" ; Kinship, covenant, and sectarian divide ; City and scenario
Part III: Imperial city. Constantine's Hagiapolis Hierousalem ; Pax Christiana sive Islamica ; Arab conquest ; City of the Holy House (madinat bayt al-maqdis) ; The Kingdom of Jerusalem: of warlords, popes, and preachers of jihad
Part IV: Modern city. Ottoman Kudus ; Ethnic separation, partition, and division ; Unholy city
