Temple in Jerusalem

giving it to Onias’ brother Jason (VanderKam, 18). Antiochus IV would continue to switch out high pries during his reign, however this was not the only action he took against the Jewish people. Antiochus IV attacked the city of Jerusalem multiple times, ransacking the temple and claiming the city as his citadel (VanderKam, 19-20). After taking the city, he declared all religious practices he disagreed with illegal, effectively making it impossible for the Jews to practice their religion and…

prayer is a reflection of how he feels about his desperation and where his security and protection lie. He mentions the temple twice (2:4 and 2:7) in his reflection on getting to that ‘safe place’ where he connects the presence of God. The temple is one of the major cultural markers of their society. The temple represents the most holy place where God had dwelt among them. The temple had become their idol leading them to forsake their loyalty to God. It is interesting that Jonah was not aware…

preach the message of the kingdom, and controlling them to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father (Luke 24:47-51). The launch to Actions summarizes this termination, and additionally mentions Jesus ' command to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father; a clear connection to Luke 's overview in his gospel. The relationship is ideal. (Elwell,…

In a bloody battle with Necho’s Egyptian army in 605 BC, Prince Nebuchadnezzar the son of Nabopolassar, pushed the Egyptian army back across the river and claimed Judah to Babylon. After Nebuchadnezzar departed back to his homeland to ascend to the throne, Judah began to revolt against the Babylonian rule which called for the now King to return to suppress the trouble. Upon his return the King had completed many projects to remind Judah of whom their king was. One of the projects was to take…

The Salvation History describes God’s plan of salvation that is narrated in the canonical Scriptures. To better understand the history of salvation, the Scripture can be categorized into eight units: each unit is filled with experiences of faith that transmit God’s saving plan. The first part of the Sacred Scripture is a figurative and theological narration of the first events of existence. It narrates how God created everything. Moreover, it describes God’s creation as perfect, and orderly. He…

sent to Jerusalem to study Judaism at the synagogue. He was also instructed as a tentmaker—Jewish education sought to produce individuals who could think and act for themselves. During his stay in Jerusalem, he probably lived with his sister…

because they include the second-oldest known surviving manuscripts of works later included in the Hebrew Bible canon, along with deuterocanonical and extra-biblical manuscripts which preserve evidence of the diversity of religious thought in late Second Temple Judaism. Also, the Dead Sea Scrolls can also give us confidence in the reliability of the Old Testament manuscripts since there were minimal differences between the manuscripts that had previously been discovered and those that were found…

mob to stone Saint Stephen. When Saul grew older, he became a temple leader. One day, while Saul was in the desert, the light of the Lord blinded him, and it was very hard for him to walk. Jesus instructed Saul to Damascus to get healed and baptized by a man named Ananias. Saul suddenly went to synagogues and started proclaiming that he is the Son of God. Saul soon became known as Paul and spent time in places such as: Damascus, Jerusalem, Tarsus, Cyprus, Pathos, Antioch,…

collapsed in 722, the population was made up of remaining native Israelites and foreign colonists. Following this, at the “rise of the Samaritan community”, the temple for Yahweh on Mount Gerizim began to be built (Dictionary of New Testament p451). According to Josephus, the “initiative came from the priests who had been excluded from Jerusalem, because their marriages had been rejected as mixed marriages” (Dictionary of New Testament p451). Holy Places (pilgrimages included)…

mainly in chapters 5 and 9, and while this is not necessarily implying slavery, the concept is much the same from a twenty first century viewpoint. King Solomon built the temple for the name of Yahweh and also his own house, which 1 Kings chapter 7 verse 2 clearly points out that Solomon built his own house much larger than the temple. Something that is harder to believe is 1 Kings chapter 11 verse 3 states that King Solomon had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines! While these are…