Brings the world of the New Testament--the sites, scenes and artifacts--into your home, class, church or Bible study group. Covers cities and artifacts relating to the lives of Jesus and Paul, Hellenistic Palestine and Herodian Jerusalem, Galilee, ancient manuscripts, desert monasteries and Byzantine churches.
Captions by archaeologist Dan P. Cole, professor of religion, Lake Forest College
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COMPLETE LIST OF SLIDES: Hellenized Palestine
Map of Herodian Palestine Amman, Theater Gerasa, South Theater and Forum Gerasa, Forum and Colonnaded Street Gerasa, Temple of Artemis Palmyra, General View Palmyra, Colonnaded Street
Herod’s Building Projects
Caesarea Maritima, Northern Harbor Caesarea Maritima, Southern Harbor Caesarea Maritima, Cardo Caesarea Maritima, Aqueduct Sebaste, Hellenistic Tower Sebaste, Forum Herodian Jericho, Palace Herodian Jericho, Frigidarium Herodium, General View Herodium, Summit Herodium, Interior Masada
Herodian Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Aerial View of Temple Mount Herod’s Temple and Courts: Holyland Hotel Model Temple Precinct Notice “Straight Joint” in Temple Mount, East Wall Close-Up of “Straight Joint,” Temple Mount East Wall “Solomon’s Stables” Southwest Corner of Temple Mount Huge Blocks in Herodian Temple Mount Walls “Robinson’s Arch” “Robinson’s Arch” Stairway: Architect’s Drawing “Place of Trumpeting” Inscription “Wilson’s Arch” Broad Stairs Along South Wall of Temple Mount Triple Huldah Gate Excavations Outside South Wall of Temple Mount Herod’s Western Fortress: Holyland Hotel Model Phasael Tower Fortress of Antonia: Holyland Hotel Model Mosaic Floor in Herodian House Aristocratic Objects from Herodian Jerusalem Jerusalem Painted Pottery “Hezekiah’s Pool” Reservoir Menorah Graffito
Qumran
Qumran, Viewed from Cave Qumran, Aerial View Qumran, Cave Interior Qumran Caves Four and Five Qumran, Cistern Steps with Earthquake Fault
Jesus’s Birth and Preparation
Bethlehem, From Shepherds’ Fields Bethlehem, Aerial View of Church of Nativity Church of Nativity, Nave Church of Nativity, Grotto Jerusalem, Mikveh next to Temple Entrance Nazareth, Church of the Annunciation Jordan River, Traditional Place of John’s Baptizing Mount of Temptation Aerial View of Judean Wilderness
Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee
Sea of Galilee Shores Mount of Beatitudes Capernaum, Aerial View of Synagogue and Excavations Capernaum, Synagogue Chorazin, Synagogue Chorazin Synagogue Decoration Detail Chorazin Decorated Pillar Upper Jordan River and Sea of Galilee Caesarea Philippi, Idol Niches Mount Tabor
Jesus in Jerusalem
The Jericho-Jerusalem Road Jerusalem, Pool of Bethesda Jerusalem, Pool of Siloam Bethany, Tomb of Lazarus Silver Denarius Lepton, “Widow’s Mite”
The Events of Holy Week
Temple Precinct and Mount of Olives Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit Church House of the Last Supper, Exterior Room of Last Supper Mount of Olives, Western Slope Garden of Gethsemane Traditional “Rock of Agony” Arch of Gate Beneath Golden Gate Golden Gate: View from Outside City Peter in Gallicantu Peter in Gallicantu, Bedrock Chambers from the Time of Jesus Peter in Gallicantu, Cellared Rooms “Lithostrotos” Pavement in Sisters of Zion Basement Dice Game Graffito, Sisters of Zion Pavement Via Dolorosa Crucifixion Evidence from Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre, South Entrance Rock of Calvary Cenotaph in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Tomb of Jesus, Interior Chapel of St. Helena Rock Quarry at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Aerial View of Jerusalem from Southeast Damascus Gate at Night Sukenik-Mayer Wall Segment Gordon’s “Golgotha” Garden Tomb Tomb Entrance with Rolling Stone Dome of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives
The First Christians: From Jerusalem to Antioch
Jerusalem, Temple Mount and Valley of Jehoshaphat Jerusalem,“St. Stephen’s Gate” Roman Road in Syrian Wilderness Damascus “Street Called Straight” St. Paul’s Chapel and Window in Damascus Wall The Treasury at Petra Tarsus, “Cleopatra’s Gate” Antioch of Syria, Early Christian Church Map of the Eastern Mediterranean
Paul’s First Missionary Journey: Cyprus and Asia Minor
Antioch’s Port at Seleucia Salamis, Monastery of St. Barnabas Cyprus, Southern Coastline near Paphos Perge, Main Street Lake Egridir in Pisidia Antioch in Pisidia, Roman Aqueduct Roman Bridge at Cendere Coin of Lystra Plains of Lycaonia Antalya, Perge’s Harbor
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey: From Troas to Greece
Taurus Mountains Cilician Gates Excavations at Troy Kavalla, Harbor of Roman Neapolis Philippi Philippi, Forum and Christian Basilica Philippi, Paul’s Prison The Egnatian Way at Philippi Thessalonica, Arch of Galerius Athens, Acropolis at Night Athens, Acropolis from the Agora Athens, Stoa of Attalos Colonnade Athens, Roman Agora Athens, Acropolis Athens, Aerial View of Acropolis Athens, Parthenon Athens, Areopagus
Corinth: Strategic City for Paul
Corinth Canal Corinth, Diolkos and Canal Corinth, Temple of Apollo Corinth, Forum and Lechaion Road Corinth, Votive Offerings from Asklepieion Erastus Inscription Corinth, Bema
Paul’s Third Missionary Journey: Ephesus Becomes a New Base
Ephesus, Harbor Road and Theater Ephesus, Temple of Artemis Ephesus, Statue of Artemis Ephesus, Street of the Curetes Ephesus, Temple of Hadrian Ephesus, Library of Celsus
“A Prisoner For Christ”-Paul’s Travels in Chains
Roman Merchant Ship, Stone Relief Crete, Fair Havens Harbor Via Appia Rome, the Forum Rome, Colosseum from Forum Rome, Mamertine Prison
Christians Under Persecution
Bust of Nero Rome, Colosseum Exterior Rome, Colosseum Interior Catacomb of Priscilla Catacomb of Marcellino and Pietro Catacombs, Fresco of Jonah Catacombs, Moses at the Rock Catacomb, Via Latino Raising of Lazarus Depiction of Christ as Apollo Christian Symbol of the Chi Rho Patmos with Monastery of St. John the Theologian Cappadocia, Cave Churches Cappadocia, Cave Church Interior
Contemporaneous Judaism
Jerusalem, the Burnt House Spearhead in Jewish Quarter House “Judaea Capta” Coin Arch of Titus, Rome Arch of Titus, Detail Tumbled Blocks from Temple Mount Masada, Synagogue Theodotus Synagogue Inscription Sardis, Gymnasium Alongside Synagogue Hammath-Tiberias, Mosaic Synagogue Floor Nabratein, Synagogue Ark
Researches in the Galilee Region
Sepphoris—Cosmopolitan City Near Jesus’ Hometown
Sepphoris, View from Nazareth Roman Theater and Tower on the Acropolis Exquisite Woman’s Portrait on Mosaic Floor Complete Mosaic Floor with Woman’s Portrait Mosaic Floor with Nile Scene Mosaic Floor, Personification of Egypt and Nilometer Mosaic Floor, Alexandria City Gate and Pharos Lighthouse Mosaic Floor, Fisherman at the Nile River
Capernaum—Has the Synagogue Where Jesus Preached Been Found?
Capernaum Synagogue, Aerial View Plan of Synagogue and 1981 Trenches Capernaum, First-Century Building Remains Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, Reconstruction Magdala, First-Century Synagogue, Plan Gamla, First-Century Synagogue
Ports on the Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee, Map Gergesa Harbor Susita (Hippos) Harbor Gennesar Harbor Tabgha, Harbor of St. Peter
The Sea of Galilee “Jesus Boat”
First-Century Galilee Boat Refloated Galilee Boat, Excavation Galilee Boat in Conservation Tank Magdala, First-Century Boat Mosaic
Researches in Jerusalem
The Search for King Herod’s Tomb
Herodium, Aerial View Herodium, Palace and Tower Greater Herodium, Plan Herodium, Lower Terrace “Monumental Building” Traditional Herod’s Family Tomb, Entrance Sarcophagus from Traditional Herod’s Family Tomb Newly Proposed Herod’s Family Tomb, Wall Herod’s Winter Palace at Jericho, Opus Reticulatum Tomb of Augustus, Reconstruction Herod’s Family Tomb, Reconstruction
Researching the Appearance of Herod’s Temple Mount
Southern Extension of Temple Mount, Reconstruction Monumental Walls at Tomb of Abraham Coins for the Temple Tax
The Gate of the Essenes
Three Superimposed Sills in Gate of the Essenes Complex Threshold of Gate with Sewage Channel Street inside Gate
Ossuary of the High Priest Caiaphas
Jewish Ossuaries of the First Century C.E. Caiaphas’ Tomb, Entrance and Main Chamber “Caiaphas” Ossuary in Tomb Niche “Caiaphas” Ossuary “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Narrow Side with Inscription “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Narrow-Side Inscription, Transcription and Translation “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Back Side with Inscription “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Back-Side Inscription, Transcription and Translation Second “Caiaphas” Ossuary, Inscription Second “Caiaphas” Ossuary Inscription, Transcription “Miriam Daughter of Simon” Ossuary Inscription “Miriam Daughter of Simon” Inscription, Transcription Pilate’s Name on Caesarea Inscription
The Field of Blood Cemetery (Alkeldama)
Onuphrius Monastery and Early Tombs Attic Door Tomb Entrance Tomb Chamber with Elaborate Doorways and Ceiling Akeldama Tomb 1, Chamber C Loculi Ariston Tomb, Stone Door to Chamber Ariston Tomb, Chamber with Arcosolia
The Church of the Apostles—A First-Century Christian Synagogue?
Traditional Tomb of David at Cenacle Reused Herodian Blocks in Synagogue South Wall Upper Room (Cenacle) Pelican Capital in Crusader Cenacle Basilica of St. Pudentiana, Mosaic Showing Church of the Apostles Plan of Church of the Apostles and Crusader Church of Mary
The Cave Church of Gethsemane
Garden of Gethsemane Cave of Gethsemane Cave of Gethsemane, Detail of Floor Phases
Researches on Ancient Manuscripts
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The “Son of God” Fragment (4Q246) The “Pierced Messiah” Fragment (4Q285) The “Beatitudes” Fragment (4Q525)
New Biblical Manuscript Discovery at St. Catherine’s Monastery
New Leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus
Desert Monasteries
Monasteries in Southern Sinai
St. Catherine’s Monastery Southern Sinai Monastic Compound, Plan
Monasteries in the Judean Wilderness (Laura Type)
Pharan—The Beginnings of a Movement Pharan Monastery, Cells and Central Complex Douka Monastery (Deir Quarantal), Mount of Temptation Gerasimus Monastery Mar Saba, the Great Laura Mar Saba Hermitage No. 29 Mar Saba Hermitage No. 29, Section
Monasteries in the Judean Wilderness (Coenobitic Type)
Theodosius Monastery—The Move to Community St. Martyrius Monastery, Aerial View St. Martyrius Monastery, Overview of Ruins St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Mosaic Floor St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Mosaic Floor Panel St. Martyrius Monastery, Refectory Column Capital St. Martyrius Monastery, Kitchen Floor Mosaic St. Martyrius Monastery, Chapel of the Three Priests Mosaic St. Martyrius Monastery, Drawing Choziba Monastery (St. George’s)—A Combined Laura and Coenobium Choziba Monastery, Hermit Cell Choziba Monastery, Charnel Cave with Skulls Khirbet ed-Deir Monastery, Overview Khirbet ed-Deir Monastery, Burial Cave Chapel
Recently Discovered Byzantine Churches
Churches in Jerusalem
Monastery of the Cross, General View Monastery of the Cross, Byzantine Mosaic Floor
Churches in the North
Church at Kursi (Gergesa), General View Church at Kursi, Close-Up Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, General View Church at Khirbet el-Beiyudat, Bema Mosaic Inscription
Churches in the South
Church at Horvat Beit Loya, General View Church at Horvat Beit Loya, North Aisle Mosaic Church at Horvat Be’er-shema, Man and Donkey Mosaic Church at Kissufim, Mosaic Floor Church at Kissufim, Mosaic of Lion Attacking Bull |