Avondale Pattillo

United Methodist Church

Bible Study: Jesus' Jerusalem

In April 2008 the Seekers adult class bought for the church and began studying a History Channel study, "Lost Worlds: Jesus' Jerusalem."

The links below supplement the DVD and lesson time. They open in new windows.

History & Archeology

• Archeology in Jerusalem
• City of Stone: The Hidden City of Jerusalem
  ... many pages excerpted from the book.
  
• History - Jerusalem - Virtual Jerusalem
• History of Jerusalem (Wikipedia entry )
• Jerusalem (Wikipedia entry)
• Jerusalem Archeological Park - articles
• Jerusalem: The Old City
• Jerusalem through the centuries
• Jerusalem Timeline (interactive by the Jerusalem Institute)
• Main Events in the history of Jerusalem
• World's most endangered sites - Old City of Jerusalem. A History Channel "Classroom" site

Maps

• Jerusalem maps - Includes old fancifull ones, designed to stress spiritual concepts.
• Map of Ancient Jerusalem (Univ. of Texas map collection)

People

King Herod was an outstanding architect. The Temple on the Mount has lasted centuries due to clever construction.

• Herod (Jewish Virtual Library)
• Herod the Great (Wikipedia)
• History - Herod the Great
• Herod's Temple (Bible History Online)
• Herod's Temple (Wikipedia)
• Herod and the Temple (PBS). Scroll down to the section on Herod.
• The Temple Mount of Herod the Great at Jerusalem. (Google excerpt of "Archeology and Biblical Interpretation")
• King Herod's Temple quarry unearthed (Telegraph, U.K.)

Water and plumbing

Water is crucial to human survival, but Jews also honor a spiritual dimension.

In the absence of a Mikvah, the ocean, or a river or a flowing lake will serve. The Mikvah is used as an element of "Teshuvah," Repentance. [Judaism 101].

For a community of Orthodox Jews, building a Mikvah is a higer priority than building a synagogue. [PBS panel discussion on the Mikvah]

The pool of Siloam was one of the margest Mikvahs.

• The aquaducts of Jerusalem
• History of plumbing in Jerusalem (Plumbing World)
• Mikvah - female ritual cleansing
• The Mikvah (The Jewish Woman site)
• The Mikvah (PBS Religion & Ethics) - a panel discussion.
• Mikhav Dreams (excerpt from the book "Total immersion: A Mikvah Anthology")
• Living water - Bible passages
• The Pool of Siloam Revealed (with photos)
• Pool of Siloam (Wikipedia)
• The Siloam Pool - the 4-page "Biblical Archeology Review" article, with photos. (PDF format)
• Siloam: Archeologists identify traces of 'miracle' pool (MSNBC)
• Pool of Bethesda - a mikvah
• Pool of Bethesda (Wikipedia)
• Ritual purification - Judaism (Wikipedia)
• Purification (Heartlight)
• Ritual washing in Judaism (Wikipedia)
• Purity and the New Covenant: read Hebrews 9 (CEV)

Locations

• Building a Holy City (Christianity Today magazine)
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher - 360 degree photo
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Wikipedia)
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem
• Gethsemane (Wikipedia)
• Jerusalem - Focus of Biblical Propecy
• New Jerusalem (also known as the Tabernacle of God, the Holy City, and Zion)
• Robinson's Arch (Jewish Virtual Library)
• Robinson's Arch: page 1
• Robinson's Arch: page 2
• Robinson's Arch
• The Temple Mount in Jerusalem
• The Temple Mount (Wikipedia)
• Temple Mount (Bible Places) - several photos
• Temple Mount - photo gallery

Events

• Passover
• Sacrifices and God's covenant.