Holman Hunt, "The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple", 1860.
Posted on 09/18/2009 8:34:33 AM PDT by Salvation
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The world center of Jewish religion in Jerusalem. The original temple was built by Solomon in the tenth century (II Chronicles 1-5). It lasted three hundred fifty years before the Babylonians destroyed it (II Kings 25:9). In 516 B.C. a more modest temple was erected by Zerubbabel (Ezra 5:2). Herod rebuilt and improved it in 20 B.C. but again it was destroyed, this time by the Romans in A.D. 70. For over a thousand years it was the center of religious life for Jews all over the world. A number of incidents in Jesus' life took place in the Temple. His parents brought him there as an infant for the purification ceremony at which Simeon knew him to be the Messiah (Luke 2:22-35). Annually his parents visited Jerusalem for the Passover. On his twelfth birthday occurred the incident when they found him in the Temple "listening to the doctors and questioning them" (Luke 2:41-50). During his public ministry he and his disciples regularly visited the Temple and taught there. (Etym. Latin templum, sanctuary, space marked for observation by an augur.)
I've also seen illustrations of the different parts of the temple, from the sacrificing altar outside to the Holy of Holies.
Anyone else?
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Holman Hunt, "The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple", 1860.
As in “Notre Dame defeated Temple, 67-3”
Diagram of Solomon & Herod's Temple compound
| According to measurements given in the Mishna and the writings of Josephus, and of course the ruins above ground and underground on the Mount itself, I believe this diagram is very close to the actual layout of the old temple compound.
The BLUE square represents Herod's enlarged Temple compound when he enlarged the size of the old complex on the North, West, and South before 70 AD The RED square in the middle represents the partition wall (soreg) that no gentile could go beyond, to do so would mean certain death. |
Solomon's Temple was restricted by the valleys on the west and east. Herod did not make any changes in the east gate because it was so beautiful. The east gate included Solomon's Portico.
Wow! Guess you must have a special program to make backgrounds like that!
Thanks so much.
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