Jewish History | by Leen Ritmeyer | Volume 22, Issue 4 | July - August 2016
In Matthew 23:16-17 Jesus denounces the Pharisees for their equivocation when it came to picking and choosing between a binding or non-binding oath. In condemning their practice, he highlights the great emphasis they gave to “the gold of the Temple.” This article looks at the Temple gold and what happened to it when the Temple was cast to the ground in AD 70.
The Roman destruction of the Herodian Temple Mount was a tragedy that is still mourned today. On the 9th day of the Hebrew month Ab (usually in August), Jews worldwide remember the destruction of the First and Second Temples, both of which were destroyed on the same day of the year. On that day of f…
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