There is evidence for people that call themselves the “house of David”. This evidence is found in the Tel Dan Inscription. This inscription was found in Tel Dan, North of Israel. The Inscription refers to the House of David. This mean that people referred to themselves as the descendents and people of David. Another archaeological site that was found is Warren’s Shaft. This shaft was discovered in 1860 by Charles Warren. This was a shaft that was used to access the waters from the Gihon Spring, but scholars are not sure whether this shaft was actually used or not. Another inscription found is Hezekiah’s tunnel inscription. This inscription is an account of the building and making of the tunnel. It is found on the walls of the tunnel. This tunnel dumps into the Sloam pool. Hezekiah’s tunnel is referred to in John 9:1-11. In this passage there is a reference to the Sloam pool.
After David conquers Jerusalem he wants to make a temple for god. There was the ark of the covenant, which was a shrine, for god. This shrine was like a temple and home for god. It represented the presence of god and was used when the people were nomadic. After the people had a home, David wanted to build a permanent structure and temple. In exodus 25:10-22, we see god commanding for the ark to be made out of wood, with pure gold, and it will be put in the covenant that god gives. This will be the place where god will meet the people.
In 2 Samuel 6:2-19 we see the that the ark was brought to Jerusalem. In this passage David brings the ark to Jerusalem and all the people were dancing before the ark. David wanted to make a more permanent structure for the ark and god. Although David wanted to build the temple, he did not, his son Solomon built the temple.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Canaanite Jerusalem
This time period is known as the late bronze age. This period is before 1000 BCE and before king David. The earliest settlement was the Catholithic period. This settlement still continues until today. They used the Gihon spring as their main water source and their livelihood was from agriculture and herding. The agriculture location is called Emek Refa’im which was founded at the end of the early bronze age.
Archaeologists found pottery, and non biblical texts from Bronze age Jerusalem. The pottery was found in Jerusalem by the Ophel burial tombs near the Gihon springs from around 3000 BCE. One of the non biblical texts found are the execration texts. These texts are from around 1900 BCE. These are written in hieroglyphic text and on clay figurines. These are Egyptian ritual curse texts. The Egyptians would write down the names of their enemies and then they would smash them. Writing the name of someone, your enemy and then smashing it has a magical element and is one of the reasons for not writing the name of God on a piece of paper. The Amarna letters were also found. These letters are from 1350 BCE. These are letters written from rulers in Canaan and Syria to Egyptian Pharoah.
The conquest of Israel is written in Joshua 10:1-5, 9-10 and 40-42. In Joshua 10: 1-5, 9-10, the passage says that the followers of Aaron and Joshua come into the land and wipe out the people that used to live in Canaan. There are different theories on the conquest. One theory is called conquest, which accepts the biblical tradition that the Israelites did not originally live in Canaan and then they were suddenly there. The next theory is immigration. This theory says that the Israelites did not live in Canaan and that they slowly immigrated into the land and when they moved in they told stories about how they got there. The last theory is Canaanite city- mixed ethnic origins. This theory says that the people that are called the Israelites were originally the Canaanites, which is supported with a lot of archaeological evidence, and is found in Ezekiel 16:2-3, 45.
Davidic Jerusalem begins at 1000 BCE, the Iron age. David conquers Jerusalem and it is called the City of David. The Hill of Offense is the Palestinian section of Jerusalem and this is where Solomon built his idols to gods. In 1 Kings chapter 11 Lines 7-8, the passage says that worshiping idols is wrong.
Archaeologists found pottery, and non biblical texts from Bronze age Jerusalem. The pottery was found in Jerusalem by the Ophel burial tombs near the Gihon springs from around 3000 BCE. One of the non biblical texts found are the execration texts. These texts are from around 1900 BCE. These are written in hieroglyphic text and on clay figurines. These are Egyptian ritual curse texts. The Egyptians would write down the names of their enemies and then they would smash them. Writing the name of someone, your enemy and then smashing it has a magical element and is one of the reasons for not writing the name of God on a piece of paper. The Amarna letters were also found. These letters are from 1350 BCE. These are letters written from rulers in Canaan and Syria to Egyptian Pharoah.
The conquest of Israel is written in Joshua 10:1-5, 9-10 and 40-42. In Joshua 10: 1-5, 9-10, the passage says that the followers of Aaron and Joshua come into the land and wipe out the people that used to live in Canaan. There are different theories on the conquest. One theory is called conquest, which accepts the biblical tradition that the Israelites did not originally live in Canaan and then they were suddenly there. The next theory is immigration. This theory says that the Israelites did not live in Canaan and that they slowly immigrated into the land and when they moved in they told stories about how they got there. The last theory is Canaanite city- mixed ethnic origins. This theory says that the people that are called the Israelites were originally the Canaanites, which is supported with a lot of archaeological evidence, and is found in Ezekiel 16:2-3, 45.
Davidic Jerusalem begins at 1000 BCE, the Iron age. David conquers Jerusalem and it is called the City of David. The Hill of Offense is the Palestinian section of Jerusalem and this is where Solomon built his idols to gods. In 1 Kings chapter 11 Lines 7-8, the passage says that worshiping idols is wrong.
1/11/11 Jerusalem sacred space/ tim
This lecture was a continuation about sacred space and time in Jerusalem. One main place in Jerusalem that is central is Mt. Zion. This is the spot where the first temple, known as Solomon’s temple, gets built around 950 BCE. Solomon’s temple gets destroyed around 586 BCE. After the first temple is destroyed, around 515 BCE, the second temple is built. When the second temple is built, Herod the Great builds a wall around it. This is spot, is a holy spot.
This spot becomes sacred due to the founding of a structure, the temple, where people can worship God. The temple is a place where God dwells and comes down from the heavens to the earth. In the Hebrew bible, the passage says that god instructed the building of the tabernacle and the temple. The temple becomes a permanent structure in which the Hebrews can worship God in.
This lecture different construction myths and ideas about temples. The Mesopotamia temple myth was that their temple was brought down from the heavens into the earth. The Babylonian myth is that the temple is the place where God will come down from the heavens to earth. In the Hebrew bible, God gives instructions on how to build the temple and the tabernacle.
This lecture gave new meaning to what is considered sacred time and space. The temple was always this idea of sacred for me, but it was interesting for me to see how scholars defined the temple as sacred and the reason for it.
This spot becomes sacred due to the founding of a structure, the temple, where people can worship God. The temple is a place where God dwells and comes down from the heavens to the earth. In the Hebrew bible, the passage says that god instructed the building of the tabernacle and the temple. The temple becomes a permanent structure in which the Hebrews can worship God in.
This lecture different construction myths and ideas about temples. The Mesopotamia temple myth was that their temple was brought down from the heavens into the earth. The Babylonian myth is that the temple is the place where God will come down from the heavens to earth. In the Hebrew bible, God gives instructions on how to build the temple and the tabernacle.
This lecture gave new meaning to what is considered sacred time and space. The temple was always this idea of sacred for me, but it was interesting for me to see how scholars defined the temple as sacred and the reason for it.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Jerusalem as a sacred space 1/6/11
Jerusalem is the center and a sacred space for three main religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. There are four quarters in Jerusalem. The northwest quarter is Christian, the northeast quarter is Islam, the southeast quarter is Jewish and the southwest quarter is Armenian.
Jerusalem is a great city due to its location and geography. Jerusalem does not have trade routes inside, but there are trade routes surrounding Jerusalem. One main route is the Via Maris, which goes from Egypt to Mesopotamia. Another route is called the king’s highway, which goes from the red sea to Mesopotamia. In addition, Jerusalem is on an earthquake fault, between Africa and Asia, which caused the Dead Sea. Also, Jerusalem connects three continents, Africa, India and Europe.
Jerusalem has been having problems with their water sources for many years. Although they have water problems, there is a main spring located there, the Gihon Spring. King Hezekiah built a tunnel, which was used to bring water up from the spring, into the siloam pool. Another feature of Jerusalem is the western wall, which is on the west side of the temple mount. The western wall is the closest the Jews can get to the temple mount, which makes the wall an important and holy place to the Jewish people. These features makes Jerusalem a sacred space.
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