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“To the place of trumpeting …,” Hebrew inscription on a parapet from the Temple Mount, Western Wall excavations at the south-western corner of the Temple Mount, Jerusalem. Herodian period, 1st century BCE. Stone. Israel Antiquities Authority. x

This incised stone block is one of the most fascinating remains of Herod's Temple (also known as the Second Temple). It apparently fell from the southwest corner of the Temple Mount to the street below, where it was discovered by excavators. The formal inscription "to the place of trumpeting..." and the shape of the stone suggest that it was once part of a parapet that ran along the wall of the Temple complex. According to Josephus, this was the location of "the roof of the priests' chambers, where one of the priests invariably stood to proclaim by trumpet blast, in the late afternoon the approach of every seventh day, and on the next evening its close..." (Josephus, The Jewish War, 4, 9). Presumably, the trumpet blasts could be heard throughout Jerusalem – in the City of David to the south and in the Upper City to the west.

The final word in the inscription is partially missing and can be interpreted in either of two ways: "to declare [the Sabbath]" or "to distinguish [between the sacred and the profane]."

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Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You arenʼt swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesarʼs,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesarʼs, and to God what is Godʼs.” When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away. — Matthew 22:15-22 | The Books of the Bible NT (BOOKS) The Books of the Bible NT Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Cross References: Matthew 8:10; Matthew 12:14-15; Matthew 17:25; Matthew 20:2; Mark 3:6; Mark 8:15; Mark 12:12-13; Mark 12:16-17; Luke 2:1; Luke 20:24-25; John 8:6

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Phillip Medhurst presents 102/392 James Tissot Bible c 1896 The Pharisees and the Herodians Conspire Against Jesus Mark 3:6 Brooklyn Museum New York; chromolithograph from “La Vie de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ … . avec des notes et des dessins explicatifs par J. James Tissot” 1896-97.

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How Many Herods Are There in the New Testament? | ReasonableTheology.org

Herod the Great and his lineage feature prominently in the history of ancient Judea. In fact, the well-documented period of influence that these rulers had helps serve as reliable chronological markers...

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So Old, It's New

Neal Pollard In the ’70s, they were bell-bottoms. Now, they call them flares. Suede jackets, shoulder-pad blazers, leather jackets, and track suits are a few wardrobe options that keep coming back around. In fashion, it could be fascination with the past. In religion, the tendencies of mankind tend to pull us back into mindsets the Bible addressed 2,000 years ago. We may think we’ve come up with…

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How To Recognize A Religious Person

Preached at mid-week service at Riverview

Photo by Chloe Amaya: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-face-in-close-up-photo-4079215/ John 11:45-57 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man…

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Unleavened Religion

Friday’s Column: Brent’s Bent The misunderstanding of the disciples recorded in Matthew 16.5–12 and Mark 8.13-21 has always amused me. Jesus warned them about the leavening of the Pharisees and Sadducees as they sailed away from Magadan, where He had just encountered some annoying members of those religious sects. According to Matthew and Mark, the disciples assumed Jesus was disappointed that…

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Jesus Among the Religious and Political Groups of His Time

Jesus Among the Religious and Political Groups of His Time

This is a companion piece to the last article I wrote and published: Why Did Jesus Pick on the Pharisees So Much? The former article was inspired by 40 years of observation that Jesus was harshly critical of the Pharisees. His treatment of them virtually jumped off the pages at me when I first read the Gospels in college. The Pharisees, though, were only one of the influential groups of Jews in…

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