THE ORIGINAL SECOND TEMPLE

Before Josephus and before Herod, the original Second Beis Hamikdash stood in Yerushalayim for over three centuries. It is this structure that is described in Maseches Middos and will serve as our guide to the construction of the Third Beis Hamikdash. n nThe Original Second Temple by Yoav Elan explores the layout and design of the pre-Herodian Beis Hamikdash in exquisite detail like never before. n nIt features: n nA comparison of the Herodian and pre-Herodian structures nClear explanations of each part of the Beis Hamikdash nExtensive footnotes to source each fact nOver 130 full-color computer renderings and diagrams nAppendices with detailed analysis and mathematicalformulationsComplete annotated floor plan of the Beis Hamikdash Prepare for the coming of Mashiach today! nYoav Elan has been studying and teaching about the Beis Hamikdash for over 20 years. He lives in Baltimore where he is a member of Kollel Avodas Levi at the Ner Israel Rabbinical College.