Born 1990; studied History and Religious Studies in Bern; 2017-2020 undergraduate assistant at the Institute of Historical Theology at the University of Bern.Born 1977; received her academic education in Berlin, Jerusalem, Rome, Jena and Göttingen; since 2014 chair for Ancient History of Christianity and Interreligious Encounters at the University of Bern; presides the "Team Interreligious Studies" and is the Director of the Interfaculty Research Cooperation "Religious Conflicts and Coping Strategies".Born 1986; studied theology in Bamberg, Marburg, Jerusalem and Tübingen; was academic assistant in Jerusalem and research fellow in Oxford; since 2020 postdoc at the Institute of Historical Theology at the University of Bern.

The present volume gives insights into the shape, life and claims of Jerusalem in Roman-Byzantine Times (2nd to 7th century). Regarding the history of religions and its impact on urbanistic issues, the city of Jerusalem is of special and paradigmatic interest. The coexistence and sometimes rivalry of Jewish, Hellenistic, Roman, Christian and later Islamic cults had an impact on urban planning. The city's importance as a centre of international pilgrimage and educational tourism affected demographic and institutional characteristics. Moreover, the rivalry between the various religious traditions at the holy places effected a plurivalent sacralisation of the urban area. To show transitions and transformations, coexistence and conflicts, seventeen articles by internationally distinguished researchers from different fields, such as archaeology, Christian theology, history, Jewish and Islamic studies, are brought together to constitute this collection of essays.