The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre: The History Of Christianity In Jerusalem ...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre: The History Of Christianity In Jerusalem And The Holy City's Most Important ChurchISBN13:9781506104836ISBN10:1506104835Author:Kafarakis, Kosta (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - *Includes Pictures Of The Church *Includes A Bibliography For Further Reading *Includes A Table Of Contents The Most Famous Church In Jerusalem For Nearly 2,000 Years, The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre, Often Called The Church Of The Resurrection, Was Built In The Era Of St Constantine, And The Church As A Structure Has No History Separable From The City Of Jerusalem And Its Environs It Is Venerated As Being On The Site Where Jesus Was Crucified And Buried, And Naturally, Making It A Crucial Pilgrimage Site For Christians, And It Is Now The Home Of The Greek Orthodox Jerusalem Patriarchate Moreover, It Was The Site Of Many Important Councils, Some Of Which Altered Christian History Forever In Short, The Sepulchre Was And Is Synonymous With Jerusalem, And It Was Essentially The Nodal Center Of The City Naturally, The Church Has Had A Turbulent History Just As Jerusalem Has Under The Emperor Vespasian, Jerusalem Was Attacked And Depopulated By Roman Forces In 70 Ce, And From 131-134, The Jewish Revolt Invited Another Roman Reprisal Over And Over Again, Jerusalem Has Been Decimated, Sacked And Razed In 135, Hadrian Rebuilt The City As A Roman Outpost And Called It Aelia Capitolina (Sicker, 2-3), And Even The Era Of St Constantine Provided No Respite From Wars And Dislocation The Emperor Hadrian Also Removed Jews From The City Upon Its Renovation (Sicker, 2-4) In 313, Constantine The Great Converted The Roman Empire And Stopped The Persecution Of Christians, But The Problems Were Far From Over In Jerusalem Jerusalem At The Time Was A Center Of Pagan Worship, With The Emperor's Main Sanctuary Being The Temple Of Jupiter Capitolinus The Persecution Had Ended, But The Hostility Between Christians And Non-Christians Continued In 314, Macarius, The Bishop Of Jerusalem, Set Out To Destroy The Shrines Around These Pagan Cults Temples Were The Banks Of The Ancient World, And There Was A Tremendous Amount Of Class Warfare In The City All The While, The Church Complex Was About More Than Metaphysics, And Macarius Sought To Find The Place Where Jesus Was Buried It Is Not Known Why He Offered To Look For This, But Local Tradition Placed The Site Where The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Stands Underneath The Pagan Temple On The Site Before The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre, Workers Found A Jewish Cemetery Where Several Caves Lay With Large, Circular Stones Set In Front As A Means Of Blocking Entry Little Doubt Was Expressed That It Was The Location Of Christ's Burial Because This Was The Only Cemetery In The Area, Was Of Ancient Origin, And Several Tombs Were Built Just As The New Testament Describes Even More, These Few Tombs (4 Out Of 900) With The Large Front Stone Were Rare In Judea At The Time Only A Handful Of The Wealthy Had Them, But Since The New Testament Speaks Of Nikodemus As A Rich Man, The Location Of Christ's Tomb Was Thought To Be Undoubtedly At This Location (Berrett, 36Ff) The Evidence That Christ's Tomb Was At That Location Was Backed By The Apostolic Tradition And Basic Common Sense The Local Population Had Venerated This Site Since Apostolic Times, But So Much Had Been Destroyed In The Ensuing Centuries That Records Which Might Have Been Consulted Were Likely Long Lost Already The Site Is Close To The Mount Of Olives East Of Jerusalem And The Holy Church Of The Lord's Hill, Which Lies To The West Of It As A Place Particularly Venerated By Christians An Artificial Cave, Located Approximately 300 Feet South Of The Hill, Was Certainly A Burial Crypt The Area Around The Cave Itself Suffered Greatly From The Roman Legionaries And The Warfare There, So Much Has Been Lost, And The Topography Has Changed Radically Since That Time (Berrett, 35) The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Traces The History And Legacy Of Jerusalem's Most Important Church Along With Pictures Of Important People, Places, And Events, You Will Learn About The Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Like Never Before Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2015-01-09Weight:0.2 lbsDimensions:0.12'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:58Language:English

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