The "Stoai" of the Temple Abutted on the Staircase of the Tower of Antonia
According to Josephus and Acts of the New Testament, there was a way down (a staircase) from the Tower of Antonia to the Temple precincts. The reconstruction of the staircase proposed here in accordance with Herodian architecture is based upon the existence of surface-rock in the form of an arc of a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2013
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2013, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-231 |
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| Summary: | According to Josephus and Acts of the New Testament, there was a way down (a staircase) from the Tower of Antonia to the Temple precincts. The reconstruction of the staircase proposed here in accordance with Herodian architecture is based upon the existence of surface-rock in the form of an arc of a circle. If this reconstruction is correct, the Tower of Antonia would have extended into the north-western corner of the Temple area. Of greater significance, the stoai of the outer court of the Temple precincts would have abutted on the staircase, as indeed, is in keeping with Josephus' Jewish War V. 243 (V.v.8). |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal
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