The Third Temple, Yishai Sarid
The Third Temple, Yishai Sarid
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The Third Temple

Author: Yishai Sarid, Yardenne Greenspan

Narrator: Josh Bloomberg

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/24/2024


Synopsis

Who will rule the Holy Land, and at what cost?

In a near-future Jerusalem, harrowing omens plague the city: a desecrated altar, an unbearable stench, a rampant famine. Shaken but devout, Jonathan, the royal family's third son, continues to hold services and offer animal sacrifices at the prophesied Third Temple, built to consecrate the founding of the new Kingdom of Judah. His father, Israel's self-appointed king, has abolished the Supreme Court. The Torah is the law of the land, and only people of the Jewish faith are allowed in. When war breaks out and an angel of God begins to torment Jonathan, warning him of his father's sacrilege, the foundations of the young priest's faith—and then his world—begin to give way.

Winner of the prestigious Bernstein Prize, The Third Temple plunges listeners into a tempest of fanaticism, betrayal, and destruction. Where does the power of man end and the power of God begin? With chilling resonance, this vivid novel from one of Israel's leading authors sounds an unforgettable warning amidst rising extremism.

About Yishai Sarid

Yishai Sarid was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1965. He is the son of senior politician and journalist Yossi Sarid. Between 1974-1977, he lived with his family in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona, near the Lebanon border. Sarid was recruited to Israeli Army in 1983 and served for five years. During his service, he finished the IDF's officers school and served as an intelligence officer. He studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During 1994-1997, he worked for the government as an assistant district attorney in Tel-Aviv, prosecuting criminal cases. Sarid has a Public Administration Master's Degree (MPA) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1999). Nowadays he is an active lawyer and arbitrator, practicing mainly civil and administrative law. His law office is located in Tel-Aviv. Alongside his legal career, Sarid writes literature, and so far he has published five novels. Sarid is married to Dr. Racheli Sion-Sarid, a critical care pediatrician, and they have three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Moshe on May 31, 2016

The English review right after the Hebrew one; סיפור דיסטופי שמפחיד אותי יותר ממשחקי הרעב ו״מפוצלים״ גם יחד כיוון שהוא שואב מעיקרי האמונה הרווחת ברוב תושבי ישראל היהודים. המשיחיסטיות הינה הזרם בעיקרי בעם וכל אחד מהם מתפלל שזה מה שיקרה. פחד מוות. שריד טווה סיפור מציאותי בהוויתו, אם כי חסר מעט במסירתו.......more

Goodreads review by Ruben on February 16, 2025

Yishai Sarid is such an interesting and versatile writer. This is the third book I read by him and all three are very different and they hold up a mirror to Israel and dare to ask uncomfortable questions. "The Third Temple" is set in the near future, where Tel Aviv and Haifa have been destroyed by nu......more

Goodreads review by Samuel Eli on December 08, 2024

If the editorial staff of Haaretz and Margaret Atwood had a literary baby......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on July 31, 2023

One of the best books I have ever read! I never wanted to put it down, and I brought it with me wherever I went -- in the hopes I would find time to read it. Somewhere in the near future, the Kingdom of Judah is established and takes the place of what is left of the State of Israel, after a deadly at......more