Jerusalem: The Movie

Jerusalem: The Movie

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Jerusalem Movie, Spiritual Capital, Obesity

Episode: Jerusalem Movie, Spiritual Capital, Obesity

  • Dec 7, 2015 10:00 pm
  • 21:11 mins

Guests: Daniel Ferguson, Writer and Director of "Jerusalem"; Jodi Magness, PhD, Archaeologist and a Senior Endowed Chair in the Department of Religious Studies: Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  In this season of Hanukkah and Christmas, let's spend a few minutes looking to the root of ongoing contention over the site considered among the very holiest by Jews, Christians and Muslims. The Temple Mount or Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem has been the site of escalating violence in recent months. An IMAX film by National Geographic called, "Jerusalem" explores the claim all three faiths have on the holy ground.