The Temple and the Antonia

Ezekiel 47:1 does not describe a physical reality, and so cannot be used to localize the Solomonic temple over the Gihon Spring. The channels leading from the spring were not designed to force water vertically to the surface of the ridge. The Haram es-Sharif was never the Antonia fortress; it was th...

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Published in:Expository times 2005-07, Vol.116 (10), p.325-329
Main Author: Murphy-O’connor, Jerome
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Ezekiel 47:1 does not describe a physical reality, and so cannot be used to localize the Solomonic temple over the Gihon Spring. The channels leading from the spring were not designed to force water vertically to the surface of the ridge. The Haram es-Sharif was never the Antonia fortress; it was the site of the Jewish temple.
ISSN:0014-5246
1745-5308
DOI:10.1177/0014524605054821