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Golgotha
Calvary ( or ) or Golgotha () was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified. Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. The exact location of Calvary has been traditionally associated with a place now enclosed within one of the southern chapels of the multidenominational Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a site said to have been recognized by the Roman empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, during her visit to the Holy Land in 325. Other locations have been suggested: in the 19th century, Protestant scholars proposed a different location near the Garden Tomb on Green Hill (now "Skull Hill") about north of the traditional site and historian Joan Taylor has more recently proposed a location about to its south-southeast. Biblical references and names The English names Calvary and Golgotha derive from the Vulgate Latin , and (all meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golgotha (Church Of The Holy Sepulchre)
Calvary ( or ) or Golgotha () was a site immediately outside Jerusalem in Christianity, Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus in Christianity, Jesus was crucifixion of Jesus, crucified. Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage in Christianity, pilgrimage. The exact location of Calvary has been traditionally associated with a place now enclosed within one of the southern chapels of the Simultaneum, multidenominational Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a site Christian folklore, said to have been recognized by the Roman Empire, Roman empress Helena, mother of Constantine I, Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, during her visit to the Holy Land in 325. Other locations have been suggested: in the 19th century, Protestants, Protestant scholars proposed a different location near the Garden Tomb on Green Hill (now "Skull Hill") about north of the traditional site and historian Joan E. Taylor, Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden Tomb
The Garden Tomb (; ) is an ancient rock-cut tomb in Jerusalem that functions as a site of Christian pilgrimage attracting hundreds of thousands of annual visitors, especially Evangelicals and other Protestants, as some Protestant Christians consider it to be the empty tomb where Jesus of Nazareth resurrected. This is in contrast to an older tradition that locates the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus at a site roughly to the south that is now occupied by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.Kochav (1999)Pippert, Wesley GJesus Christ's resurrection: Garden Tomb or Church of Holy Sepulchre? upi.com, USA, April 7, 1985 The Garden Tomb and its surrounding gardens are adjacent to a rocky outcrop known as Skull Hill (; ). In the mid-nineteenth century, some Christian scholars proposed that Skull Hill is Golgotha, where the Romans crucified Jesus. A couple decades later, in 1867, the Garden Tomb was discovered and later proposed to be the tomb of Jesus. More recently, the Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem. The church is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Some consider it the holiest site in Christianity and it has been an important pilgrimage site for Christians since the Christianity in the 4th century, fourth century. According to traditions dating to the fourth century, the church contains both the site where Jesus was Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified at Calvary, or Golgotha, and the location of Jesus's empty Tomb of Jesus, tomb, where he was Burial of Jesus, buried and, according to Christian belief, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrected. Both locations are considered immensely holy sites by some Christians. The church and rotunda was built under Constantine the Great, Constantine in the 4th century and destroyed by Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, al-Hakim in 1009. Al-Hakim's son al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crucifixion Of Jesus
The crucifixion of Jesus was the death of Jesus by being crucifixion, nailed to a cross.The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, instrument of crucifixion is taken to be an upright wooden beam to which was added a transverse wooden beam, thus forming a "cruciform" or T-shaped structure. It occurred in 1st-century Roman Judaea, Judaea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33. The event is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, and later attested to by #Other accounts and references, other ancient sources. Scholars nearly universally accept the Historicity of Jesus, historicity of Jesus's crucifixion, although there is no consensus on the details.Christopher M. Tuckett in ''The Cambridge companion to Jesus'' edited by Markus N. A. Bockmuehl 2001 Cambridge Univ Press pp. 123–124 According to the canonical gospels, Jesus was Arrest of Jesus, arrested and Sanhedrin trial of Jesus, tried by the Sanhedrin, and then Pilate's court, sentenced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem In Christianity
Jerusalem's role in first-century Christianity, during the ministry of Jesus and the Apostolic Age, as recorded in the New Testament, gives it great importance, both culturally and religiously, in Christianity. Jerusalem is generally considered the cradle of Christianity. New Testament According to the New Testament, Jerusalem was the city to which Jesus was brought as a child, to be presented at the Temple () and to attend the festival of Passover (). According to the gospels, Jesus Christ preached and healed in Jerusalem, especially in the courts of the Temple. The events of Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles also took place at this location. There is also an account of the cleansing of the Temple, where Jesus Christ was expelling traders and money changers out of the sacred precincts ( Mark , see also Mark 11). At the end of each of the gospels, there are accounts of the Last Supper in an " Upper Room" in Jerusalem, Jesus Christ's arrest in Gethsemane, his trial, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark 15
Mark 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christianity, Christian Bible. This chapter records the narrative of Jesus' Passion (Christianity), passion, including his Pilate's court, trial before Pontius Pilate and then his Crucifixion of Christ, crucifixion, death and Entombment of Christ, entombment. Jesus' trial before Pilate and his crucifixion, death, and burial are also recorded in Matthew 27, Luke 23, and Joh18:28–19:42 Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. Chapters and verses of the Bible, This chapter is divided into 47 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: *Codex Vaticanus (~325–350) *Codex Sinaiticus (~330–360) *Codex Bezae (~400) *Codex Washingtonianus (~400) *Codex Alexandrinus (~400–440) *Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~450; complete) Old Testament references * : Psalm 22, Psalm * : Psalm 22, Psalm * : Psalm 22, Psalm * : Psalm 69, Psalm New Testamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Folklore
Christian mythology is the body of myths associated with Christianity. The term encompasses a broad variety of legends and narratives, especially those considered sacred narratives. Mythological themes and elements occur throughout Christian literature, including recurring myths such as ascending a mountain, the ''axis mundi'', myths of combat, descent into the Underworld, accounts of a dying-and-rising god, a flood myth, stories about the founding of a tribe or city, and myths about great heroes (or saints) of the past, paradises, and self-sacrifice. Various authors have also used it to refer to other mythological and allegorical elements found in the Bible, such as the story of the Leviathan. The term has been applied to myths and legends from the Middle Ages, such as the story of Saint George and the Dragon, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and the legends of the '' Parsival''. Multiple commentators have classified John Milton's epic poem ''Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew 27
Matthew 27 is the 27th chapter in the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. This chapter contains Matthew's record of the day of the trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Scottish theologian William Robertson Nicoll notes that "the record of this single day is very nearly one-ninth of the whole book".Nicoll, W. R.Expositor's Greek Testament on Matthew 27 accessed 3 March 2017 Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 66 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: * Papyrus 104 (AD ~250; extant verses 34–37, 43, 45) * Codex Vaticanus (325–350) * Codex Sinaiticus (330–360) * Codex Bezae ( 400; extant verses 1, 13–66) * Codex Washingtonianus ( 400) *Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus ( 450; extant verses 1–10, 47–66) * Papyrus 105 (5th/6th century; extant verses 62–64) * Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (6th century) * Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (6th century; ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvaria
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Calvaria can refer to any of the following: * The Latin name of Calvary, the site of Jesus's crucifixion * Kalwaria (other) or Kalvarija (other), places named after Calvary * Calvaria (skull), a portion of the skull forming the roof of the cranial cavity * ''Calvaria'', a former scientific generic name of some tropical trees including the tambalacoque tree (''Sideroxylon grandiflorum'') * Various types of skullcaps, such as the kippah, topi, or zucchetto. See also * Calvary (other) Calvary is the hill in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. Calvary may also refer to: Religion * Calvary (sanctuary), a type of monumental Stations of the Cross built on the slopes of a hill * Calvary (monument), a type of monumental public Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Jerome
Jerome (; ; ; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was an early Christian priest, confessor, theologian, translator, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate) and his commentaries on the whole Bible. Jerome attempted to create a translation of the Old Testament based on a Hebrew version, rather than the Septuagint, as prior Latin Bible translations had done. His list of writings is extensive. In addition to his biblical works, he wrote polemical and historical essays, always from a theologian's perspective. Jerome was known for his teachings on Christian moral life, especially those in cosmopolitan centers such as Rome. He often focused on women's lives and identified how a woman devoted to Jesus should live her life. This focus stemmed from his close patron relationships with several prominent female ascetics who were members of af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John 19
John 19 is the nineteenth Chapters and verses of the Bible, chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christianity, Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is Anonymity, anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that John the Evangelist, John composed this Gospel.Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012. This chapter records the events on the day of the Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion of Jesus, until Burial of Jesus, his burial.Halley, Henry H. ''Halley's Bible Handbook'': an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962. Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. Chapters and verses of the Bible, This chapter is divided into 42 verses. Textual witnesses Some early Biblical manuscript, manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: *Papyrus 90 (AD 150–175; extant verses 1–7) *Papyrus 66 ( 200; complete) *Papyrus 121 (3rd century; extant vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke 23
Luke 23 is the twenty-third chapter of the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christianity, Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is Anonymity, anonymous, but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke the Evangelist composed this Gospel as well as the Acts of the Apostles.Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012. This chapter records the trial of Jesus, trial of Jesus Christ before Pontius Pilate, Jesus' meeting with Herod Antipas, and his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, death and Burial of Jesus, burial.Halley, Henry H. ''Halley's Bible Handbook'': an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962. Text The original text was written in Koine Greek. Some early Biblical manuscript#New Testament manuscripts, manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are: *Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225) *Codex Vaticanus (325–350) *Codex Sinaiticus (330–360) *Codex Bezae () *Codex Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
