jerusalem in jesus’ day part 1

Jerusalem in Jesus’ Jerusalem in Jesus’ DayDay

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Laindon Bible ClassLaindon Bible Class

March 12March 12thth & 19 & 19thth 2008 2008

Laindon Bible ClassLaindon Bible Class

March 12March 12thth & 19 & 19thth 2008 2008

Jerusalem in Jesus' Day 2

The shape of our studyThe shape of our study

• The context of Jerusalem in Jesus’ day:– political– social

• Jesus in and around Jerusalem:– the Temple: a place of teaching– Bethesda and Siloam: miraculous waters– around Jerusalem: a point of view– the last week: from entry to resurrection


The Roman World 27BC-AD14

The Roman World 27BC-AD14

Emperor Augustus Caesar


The Herods

The Herods


Herod’s family

Herod’s family


The Province of Judea

The Province of Judea


Population: between 20,000 and 50,000


Herod’s

Temple

Herod’s

Temple


Jerusalem from the east

Jerusalem from the east

Mount of Olives


Josephus’ descriptionJosephus’ description “Now the outward face of the temple in its front wanted nothing that was likely to surprise either men's minds or their eyes; for it was covered all over with plates of gold of great weight, and, at the first rising of the sun, reflected back a very fiery splendour, and made those who forced themselves to look upon it to turn their eyes away, just as they would have done at the sun's own rays. But this temple appeared to strangers, when they were coming to it at a distance, like a mountain covered with snow; for as to those parts of it that were not gilt, they were exceeding white. On its top it had spikes with sharp points, to prevent any pollution of it by birds sitting upon it. Of its stones, some of them were forty-five cubits in length, five in height, and six in breadth. Before this temple stood the altar, fifteen cubits high, and equal both in length and breadth; each of which dimensions was fifty cubits. The figure it was built in was a square, and it had corners like horns; and the passage up to it was by an insensible acclivity. It was formed without any iron tool, nor did any such iron tool so much as touch it at any time.”

Source: Josephus Chapter 5.26 Wars of the Jews.


The Temple Precincts

The Temple Precincts


Herod’s TempleHerod’s Temple


PlanPlan


Money changersMoney changers

NB Roman Emperors:• Caesar Augustus 27BC-AD14• Tiberius AD14-37• Caligula AD37-41• Claudius AD41-54• Nero AD54-68


Population: between 20,000 and 50,000


The pool of Siloam

The pool of Siloam


Pool of BethesdaPool of

Bethesda



To be continued…To be continued…To be continued…To be continued…

jerusalem in jesus’ day part 1

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