"Biblical Pool of Siloam Is Uncovered in Jerusalem
Tue Aug 09 2005 00:09:33 ET
Workers repairing a sewage pipe in the old city of Jerusalem have discovered the biblical Pool of Siloam, a freshwater reservoir that was a major gathering place for ancient Jews making religious pilgrimages to the city and the reputed site where Jesus cured a man blind from birth, the LOS ANGELES TIMES reports.
The pool was fed by the now famous Hezekiah's Tunnel and is ``a much grander affair'' than archeologists previously believed, with three tiers of stone stairs allowing easy access to the water, according to Hershel Shanks, editor of Biblical Archeology Review, which reported the find Monday.
``Scholars have said that there wasn't a Pool of Siloam and that John was using a religious conceit'' to illustrate a point, said New Testament scholar James H. Charlesworth of the Princeton Theological Seminary. ``Now we have found the Pool of Siloam ... exactly where John said it was.''
A gospel that was thought to be ``pure theology is now shown to be grounded in history,'' he said.
The discovery puts a new spotlight on what is called the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a trip that religious law required ancient Jews to make at least once a year, said archeologist Ronny Reich of the University of Haifa, who excavated the pool.
``Jesus was just another pilgrim coming to Jerusalem,'' he said. ``It would be natural to find him there.''
The newly discovered pool is less than 200 yards from another Pool of Siloam, this one a reconstruction built between A.D. 400 and 460 by the empress Eudocia of Byzantium, who oversaw the rebuilding of several Biblical sites.
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Well, isn't that interesting? God wins! hehe, I love it when an actually intriguing piece of news comes down the sometimes questionable DrudgeReport. :-)
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Sorry I left the link on your site... I just wanted to get your thoughts of the "writing" form of a paper I wrote. After reading some of your "writings,” I thought you could give me some pointers. Sorry for bothering you and I will not post again. No need to reply. Oh, btw, I am a Christian just like you. I did not thing it matter “what” religion someone was to visit your site, but ok. By the way, you implied that because I left my link to my personal writings that I was “selling” something or that I would “get” something out of you visiting my site, no, I just wanted you to read a paper I wrote. Anyway, “what ever”….. You have a great day and more than anything, God be with you. You have some really good letters on your blog.
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