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For millennia, Jerusalem has remained a place of sacred significance for the Abrahamic Faiths. It is a city rich in sacred memory; prophets and saints, royals and influential individuals and pilgrims of different faiths have visited its streets. However, it is a city where innumerable instances of conflict have also been marked. Because of both its incomparable richness and its incomparable conflicts, many RE teachers may find discussing Jerusalem in the classroom challenging. This reading list is designed to offer resources that can equip teachers to address an analysis of Jerusalem, its power and influence, with a greater sense of its history, significance and controversy.