JERUSALEM
It was a tug, but key to our decision to pass
up the opportunity to visit Jerusalem was the fact that we had
visited the various religious sites associated with Christianity, Judaism, and
Islam, and wandered the cobbled streets and crowded markets on a prior trip.
The Dome of The Rock, where Mohammed is said to
have ascended into heaven, now occupies the Temple Mount where once stood the First
and Second Temples of the Hebrews. Below
this mosque you can see the wall surrounding the old city of Jerusalem. This photo is taken from near the Mount of
Olives toward the Essene Gate.
We concluded our time in Israel could best be spent
exploring elsewhere.
But to talk about other parts of Israel without
describing the magic that is Jerusalem, seems a little anti-climactic. So let’s do this.
During the last two weeks Jodi Magness, a highly
credentialed professor of archaeology at UNC, presented 6 amazing lectures on
the Ancient Near East. Among three other
women from Jerusalem, she is featured in a fantastic documentary on Jerusalem (link
to video below). If you’re so inclined
and have a spare 45 minutes watch it, it’s well worth your time.
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