Temple of Jerusalem

They were worn only for the marriage ceremony itself, and are in the form of miniature houses, thought to symbolize both the marital home and the Temple of Jerusalem.

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If this location is correct Jesus spent the last agonizing hours of his life facing the Temple of Jerusalem with a full view of its courts.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

If this location is correct Jesus spent the last agonizing hours of his life facing the Temple of Jerusalem with a full view of its courts.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

The destruction of the city and Temple of Jerusalem, and the resulting Roman occupation of that holy site, now dedicated to the Roman god Jupiter, was labeled by pious Jews as the “desolating sacrilege” spoken of by Daniel Mark 13:14.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

Jesus speaks these words about the Temple of Jerusalem, a massive edifice dedicated to the cultic worship of God, the sacrificial system of ancient Israel, enshrined in stone.

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The destruction of the city and Temple of Jerusalem, and the resulting Roman occupation of that holy site, now dedicated to the Roman god Jupiter, was labeled by pious Jews as the “desolating sacrilege” spoken of by Daniel Mark 13:14.

The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

On the other hand, the authors of the Bible needed to delegitimize the northern cult—especially the Bethel shrine—and to show that the distinctive religious traditions of the northern kingdom were all evil, that they should be wiped out and replaced by centralized worship at the Temple of Jerusalem.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

Other scholars have pointed to circles connected with the Temple of Jerusalem intent on exercising religious and economic control over the increasingly developed countryside.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

The Temple of Jerusalem—the only legitimate place for the worship of YHWH—was destroyed.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

This book examines the main “historical” works of the Bible, primarily the Torah and the Former Prophets, which narrate the saga of the people of Israel from its beginnings to the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in586 BCE.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001