From the very beginning, God has asked His people to build Him a house. Adam built an altar. Moses built a Tabernacle. Solomon built a Temple of cedar and gold. Exiles rebuilt it, and Herod rebuilt it again into one of the wonders of the world. In AD 70, Rome burned it to the ground. These books don't just explain the scriptures; they carry you into them. The scriptures happened to real people in real places, and short narratives, clearly labeled as fiction, let you stand beside them and see their circumstances in vibrant color. Then the scriptures speak for themselves. From Tabernacle to Temple follows the house of the Lord through every one of those centuries. It explains how each house was built, what happened inside it, who was allowed to enter, how a priest was made, what the sacrifices meant, and why the sects of Jesus’ day could not agree about any of it. It walks with the Savior and the apostles in the Temple courts, and stands in the smoke when the altar fell silent. The LDS Standard Works (Canon) come first, followed by latter-day prophets, Latter-day Saint scholarship, Josephus and the sages of Israel. Every chapter opens with a synopsis and a guide to what to read alongside in the Bible, and a priestly family, followed across the centuries, shows what life under the law was really like. It is the story of the place the Lord chose, and why He still asks His people to build temples today. Black & White Edition: every page is printed in black and grey. The Savior’s words and prophecies, shown in red in the full-color edition, appear in bold.