Where Art Thou?
A theaogical novel.
By John Presco
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
At High Noon, I turned on my T.V. and beheld a Jewish Richard Nixon telling 260 million Americans the reason why WE had to bomb Gaza-Cambodia, is to have total victory in Iran-Vietnam. Maybe he meant, if we murder Cambodian citizens this will force the Vietcong to the…….Negotiating Table? Did Emperor Titus try to get the Jewish Rebels to come to the negotiating table? Seven hundred religious zealots committed suicide – rather than give up! How many Hamas zealots are still alive in Gaza………..666?
“The creation of this trench was a monumental undertaking, designed to reshape the natural landscape and project power to those approaching the acropolis. The researchers noted that such an ambitious project, requiring significant resources and expertise, speaks volumes about the authority wielded by Jerusalem’s rulers at the time.”
I do not have a map of this trench, but am wondering if a holy bridge was built over it in order to control the daily appearance of Jews who claimed they were of The True Lineage of David. On this day, the day Christian Nationalists applauded Netanyahu’s – Victory At All Costs – speech….I tried to walk across the Valley of Death, and be anointed. King of the Jews!
I suspect the Zealot Jews of Israel anointed Netanyahu – THEIR KING! I suspect Roman engineers dug that trench – deeper – to end the Greatest Show On Earth! How many suffered trying to – get over? How many bones got cracked? How many starved to death – rather than be removed from their pitiful chance to be King of the Earth, and, Emperor of Heaven!?
I suspect the Levites built the Golgotha bridge in order to bring some semblance of civility, a word King Bibi used several times. Then, he go back to bombing babies! How long has religious warfare been going on in the Promised Land? Bibi sew his head to Uncle Sam; head to get to our taxes – forever!
For years I wondered about the other two on the cross. Today, I conclude they are – The Competition! Candidates had to show real remorse for David…….counting the Jews. They are reciting certain psalms about David being perecuted…..as he walks in The Valley of death!
Israel wants to be the Fifty-first State, where only Jewish Americans own dual citizenship. Imagine if Hawaii was a Jewish Nation, and, you are not allowed to live there – unless you are a Jew!
Christian scholars are concluding Jesus just wanted to be the king of the Jews. No Pope in Rome got a clue Jesus wanted to go to North America and found a Democracy. They never heard of such a thin.. Kings – and Queens – they understood.
To be contiunued.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Masada
According to Josephus, on Passover, the Sicarii raided Ein Gedi, a nearby Jewish settlement, and killed 700 of its inhabitants.[10][11][12]
(Mark 15:18). Finally, the placard that bore the charge against him, which was placed over his head on the cross, read “The King of the Jews” (Mark 15:26).3
What few Bible readers realize is that the claim to be “King of the Jews” was a highly charged political act of sedition or lese-majesty, considered a capital crime by Roman Law4. Robert Eisler, in his classic work The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist (1931), as well as S. F. Brandon in Jesus and the Zealots (1967), have thoroughly explored these political dimensions. 5
The morning lineup. Three competitors undergo a ritual crucifixion before crossing the valley of Death.
Golgotha
Posted on April 10, 2023 by Royal Rosamond Press
Will There Always Be Religious Strife In Israel?
Posted on July 23, 2024 by Royal Rosamond Press
I’m just wondering. A few days ago I found this article about a massive moat being built to the protect royalty, which makes me wonder how Democracy could come out of Judea – via Jesus? why not, a Greek State? As a theologian, I would love to ask Netanyahu if Jesus liberated much of the world from Roman Rule!
John Presco
Massive fortification that protected the kings of Jerusalem revealed
For the past 150 years, scholars and archaeologists have attempted to trace Jerusalem’s northern fortification line. It’s only now, through the Givati Parking Lot excavations, that this defensive system has been clearly exposed.
Published on 07-21-2024 08:45
Last modified: 07-21-2024 13:43
Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a monumental defensive system in Jerusalem’s City of David, resolving a 150-year-old enigma surrounding the ancient city’s northern fortifications. The impressive structure, featuring a deep, wide trench carved into bedrock, effectively split Jerusalem into two distinct zones and safeguarded its rulers for centuries.
The colossal fortification, unearthed during excavations at the Givati Parking Lot dig in the City of David, part of the Jerusalem Walls National Park, was created by extensive rock-cutting that formed a massive trench – an enormous channel separating the City of David ridge from the Temple Mount and the so-called Ophel areas. Flanking the trench were sheer cliffs, impossible to scale. Initially, archaeologists were perplexed by the peculiar rock-cutting, but as the excavation progressed and connections were made to previous digs, it became evident that this was the northern defense line of the lower city.
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The creation of this trench was a monumental undertaking, designed to reshape the natural landscape and project power to those approaching the acropolis (Eliyahu Yanai, Eric Marmor, Maor Ganon, City of David)
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Professor Yuval Gadot from Tel Aviv University’s Department of Archaeology and Yiftah Shalev from the Israel Antiquities Authority, who led the excavation, explained, “It is not known when the moat was originally cut, but evidence suggests it was used during the centuries when Jerusalem was the capital of the Kingdom of Judah, almost 3,000 years ago, beginning with King Josiah. During those years, the moat separated the southern residential part of the city from the ruling Acropolis in the north; the upper city where the palace and the temple were located.”
The creation of this trench was a monumental undertaking, designed to reshape the natural landscape and project power to those approaching the acropolis. The researchers noted that such an ambitious project, requiring significant resources and expertise, speaks volumes about the authority wielded by Jerusalem’s rulers at the time.
For the past century and a half, scholars and archaeologists have attempted to trace Jerusalem’s northern fortification line. It’s only now, through the Givati Parking Lot excavations – conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University, with funding from the Elad Foundation – that this defensive system has been clearly exposed.
Gadot shared an intriguing connection to past research, “Following the dramatic discovery, we reexamined the past excavations reports wrriten by the British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon, who excavated in the City of David in the 1960s, in an area located slightly east of today’s Givati Parking Lot. It became clear to us that Kenyon noticed that the natural rock slopes towards the north, in a place where it should naturally have risen. She thought it was a natural valley, but now it turns out that she had uncovered the continuation of the moat, carved to the west. The connection of the two uncovered sections creates a deep and wide moat that extends across at least 70 meters, from west to east.
“This is a dramatic discovery that opens up a renewed discussion about the terms from the biblical literature that refer to the topography of Jerusalem, such as the Ophel and the Millo,” he added.
Shalev noted the uncertainty surrounding the trench’s origins, “The date the moat was cut is unknown. Such significant construction plans and quarrying in Jerusalem are usually dated to the Middle Bronze Age – about 3,800 years ago (the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE). If the moat was cut during this period, then it was intended to protect the city from the north – the only weak point of the City of David slope. Either way, we are confident that it was used at the time of the First Temple and the Kingdom of Judah (ninth century BCE), so it created a clear buffer between the residential city in the south, and the upper city in the north.”
Ancient Jerusalem’s unique topography – built on a narrow, steep ridge and expanding across hills and valleys – posed significant challenges for urban development and movement. It’s therefore unsurprising that many royal building projects in Jerusalem focused on reshaping the landscape. The Bible itself alludes to such efforts, as in 1 Kings 11:27, which mentions King Solomon’s work: “Solomon built up the ‘Millo’ and closed up the breach of the City of David, his father.”
This discovery reveals that throughout the Iron Age (First Temple period) – the period in which the biblical books were set – the city was divided into at least two distinct parts. This was also the case during the Persian and Hellenistic periods.
The findings have been published in the journal TEL AVIV – a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes articles on current archaeological investigations in the Levant and critical studies related to the history and culture of Near Eastern civilizations – and will be presented to the public at the upcoming Jerusalem Learning Experience Conference, hosted by the City of David in early August.
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