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This year, Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday on April 2, which, according to Christian tradition, marks the return of Jesus to Jerusalem and ends on April 9, Easter Sunday.
| UPDATED: 07:28, Wed, Jan 13, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have identified the ornately decorated ruins of a Christian church built towards the end of the Byz...
Ancient Olive Oil Production Artifact Found in Gethsemane Archaeologists found a 2,000-year-old ritual bath, known as a Mikveh. The finding underscores the importance of olive oil production in Gethsemane during the time of Christ. Photos: Nadim Asfour. A 2,000-year-old ritual bath used for the production of olive oil was discovered during excavations conducted in the Gethsemane area, in Jerusalem. The discovery was announced during a press conference organized by the Custody of the Holy Land on the site.See Also: New Insights Into the World’s Oldest Bottle of...
A building project in the Garden of Gethsemane led to the discovery of an ancient find. For the first time, archaeologists have uncovered evidence from Second Temple times linking the area to Jesus' day. For generations, the Garden of Gethsemane has been revered as the place where Jesus prayed (Matt. 26:36) on the night he was betrayed before his crucifixion as related in Matthew 26:36. The church that stands (also called The Church of All Nations and The Basilica of the Agony) there now was built at the foot of the Mount of Olives between 1919 and 1924. When the foundations were laid re...
The Tablet December 23, 2020 Photo of the excavation of a Byzantine Church in the Garden of Gethsemane carried out jointly by the Israel Antiquities Authority and students from the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum. (Photo: Yaniv Berman/Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.) By Charles Collins (CRUX) — A ritual bath dating to the time of Jesus has been uncovered on the Mount of Olives at the site tradition says is the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus experienced the Agony in the Garden before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion. Gethsemane means “oil press” in Hebrew, which a...