Friday, February 19, 2010

Gen 1:2a

New "Biblical Explorations" video on Gen 1:2a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v85N1jJzl8U

Church of Viri Galilaei (Men of Galilee)

Slides of the Church of Viri Galilaei (Men of Galilee) on the top of the Mount of Olives, dedicated to the Ascension of Christ

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamblinofjerusalem/sets/72157623466035862/

There are a number of icons with mystical symbols of Christology.

Very nice 360 pans of Jerusalem

Alas, I didn't take these, but they are well done 360 pans of the Haram and the Holy Sepulcher:

http://www.360tr.com/kudus/

The ones of the Haram al-Sharif include several interior shots of the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosque which are generally not open to tourists.

Especially interesting is the one showing the tunnels under the Aqsa Mosque.

http://www.360tr.com/kudus/mescidiaksa_eng/index.html

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Rebuilding the temple?

The Temple Institute and other Third Temple movements have started to construct an "exact replica" of the Temple in Mizpe Yericho (a Jewish settlement near Jericho) to be used to train priests to perform the Temple sacrifices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPrvJTGePYs&feature=related

They've also laid a foundation stone for the altar there.

http://www.templeinstitute.org/archive/30-07-09a.htm

I'll try to visit it in the next little while and report.

PS  Some people are a bit overenthusiastic about this:

http://thelastcrusade.org/2009/10/14/jews-begin-construction-of-third-temple-in-jerusalem/