Jerusalem is a Swedish Christian rock band, founded in 1975 by Ulf Christiansson. It was one of the first bands to combine Christian lyrics with a hard rock and heavy metal sound. History Jerusalem's message was primarily aimed at youth, with their lyrics describing the band's relationship to God in an ordinary, but radical way. The band's purpose was expressly evangelistic. Their concerts have been described as a series of revival meetings which often included altar calls and occasionally exorcisms. Over time, Jerusalem gained broader acceptance, and after three years of touring record companies began making offers to record the band. The Christian record company Prim signed Jerusalem, without much expectation of success. However, the band's self-titled debut album, Jerusalem, became an instant hit among Christian listeners, and within the first six months the record sold 20,000 copies, unheard of within the genre of Christian rock in Europe.

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Notable quotes

“The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence, from Jerusalem, of a lunatic asylum.”
— Havelock Ellis, cited in
“Jerusalem-which sometimes feels like the frontline of an ongoing war”
— Shulamith Hareven 1985 interview in We Are All Close: Conversations with Israeli Writers by Haim Chertok (1989)
“Jerusalem. History weighs on everyone's back here, you schlep it around with the fabled tangerines and ripe persimmons.”
— Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz "I've been to Israel and Palestine" in The Issue is Power (1992)
“Living in Jerusalem and writing in Jerusalem is always a struggle, because the tension is huge, sometimes is even tragic. On one hand, is really disturbing, but, on the other hand, is a huge inspiration.”
— Zeruya Shalev, Interview (2014)
“Jerusalem does not become impure through touching; Jerusalem will not be split by the tribes.”
— Talmud, Yoma 12a
“God’s house in Jerusalem was meant to be a ‘place of prayer for all the nations’ (Isaiah 56:7; Mark 11:17); but God would now achieve this through the new temple, which was Jesus himself and his people”
— N. T. Wright, "Jerusalem in the New Testament" (1994)

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Notable quotes

“The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence, from Jerusalem, of a lunatic asylum.”
— Havelock Ellis, cited in
“Jerusalem-which sometimes feels like the frontline of an ongoing war”
— Shulamith Hareven 1985 interview in We Are All Close: Conversations with Israeli Writers by Haim Chertok (1989)
“Jerusalem. History weighs on everyone's back here, you schlep it around with the fabled tangerines and ripe persimmons.”
— Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz "I've been to Israel and Palestine" in The Issue is Power (1992)
“Living in Jerusalem and writing in Jerusalem is always a struggle, because the tension is huge, sometimes is even tragic. On one hand, is really disturbing, but, on the other hand, is a huge inspiration.”
— Zeruya Shalev, Interview (2014)
“Jerusalem does not become impure through touching; Jerusalem will not be split by the tribes.”
— Talmud, Yoma 12a
“God’s house in Jerusalem was meant to be a ‘place of prayer for all the nations’ (Isaiah 56:7; Mark 11:17); but God would now achieve this through the new temple, which was Jesus himself and his people”
— N. T. Wright, "Jerusalem in the New Testament" (1994)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Jerusalem is a Swedish Christian rock band, founded in 1975 by Ulf Christiansson. It was one of the first bands to combine Christian lyrics with a hard rock and heavy metal sound. History Jerusalem's message was primarily aimed at youth, with their lyrics describing the band's relationship to God in an ordinary, but radical way. The band's purpose was expressly evangelistic. Their concerts have been described as a series of revival meetings which often included altar calls and occasionally exorcisms. Over time, Jerusalem gained broader acceptance, and after three years of touring record companies began making offers to record the band. The Christian record company Prim signed Jerusalem, without much expectation of success. However, the band's self-titled debut album, Jerusalem, became an instant hit among Christian listeners, and within the first six months the record sold 20,000 copies, unheard of within the genre of Christian rock in Europe.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Jerusalem is a Swedish Christian rock band, founded in 1975 by Ulf Christiansson. It was one of the first bands to combine Christian lyrics with a hard rock and heavy metal sound.

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