Do you know of Joel Kramer from the RUclips channel Expedition Bible? He is an archeologist who discusses some of the same sites and it would be so wonderful to see a collaboration with you two.
I love your Chanel I been hoping you started your own since I seen you on other programs. I’m a slow learner lol.. and you are so good at explaining everything makes it easy to picture it and understand. Your also funny which is a plus. Keep them coming please. I have my son watching them with me. Thank you from California
Thank you for your beautiful awesome explanation! It brings great tears to my eyes but just makes my heart so thankful and happy that we serve such a awesome King!!! God bless you and your family! ❤🙏👍😊
I love your videos Danny. I love seeing where Jesus lived and walked. It's been over 2000 years since Jesus walked there, so I'm sure a lot of his home town area has changed with time. We all want to see everything the way it was exactly when our Lord Jesus walked there. Too bad they didn't make dvd's back in those days. I can picture Jesus walking with you as you take us through the Holy Land and make your videos. I want to donate some money to your channel, to help you out, I feel bad for you having to struggle. I'm in the same position as you. I pray that the Lord will bless your finances.
I love the channel ! Great archeological explanation! I was in Jerusalem in 2019, but I missed some places like the station 1 and the Golgotha. I really wants to go back again.
What a treat for me to be able to "walk" The Praetorium again! Thank you for your in-depth explanation. I can't wait for the rest of your videos on this intensely significant and emotional Via Dolorosa. I hope you'll take us to the Prison of Christ which is at the next Station. Btw Danny, I am Catholic and I love your videos! Shalom.
Something I also find interesting and it must be due to building upon building upon building is how you go up, down, through doors, around walls, so many stone walls everywhere! It's really beautiful there. I was thinking Israel was more desert like Arizona but you are a lot more green than we have here. I wish my health was good enough to travel. I so appreciate you and Oren posting these wonderful videos for those of use who will never be able to travel. ❤️
The paving stones with Roman game board etched into them give that location real authenticity. Enjoyed your explanation of how it was played. I did feel that Jesus could have walked there.
Love your teachings! I've been to Israel/Jerusalem twice and can't wait for the next.Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Blessings from South-Africa.
I wish the vlog was a job.. it is actually the opposite.. it is costing me money 😞 My job is guiding tourists, which I had non for the last two years..
Hi Danny. Just a note that in Matthew 27:24 said the following "When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.”
Danny! I had a problem with my PayPal account but it was resolved so I was able to send you a supporting gift. Thank you so much for your exciting videos. I look forward to them every day.
Shalom Aleichem Danny! Another fantastic video. I was wondering, all these fabulous churches around Jerusalem, do they all perform services? Or are they just for tourists. See you in the next video.
The location of the Tower of Antonia is clarified in The War of the Jews, Book 5, chapter 5, sections 238 to 247. After describing the Tower of Antonia and it's location, Josephus describes another fortress which is more north of the Antonia Tower. Section 245 says "There was ALSO a particular fortress belonging to the upper city, which was Herod's palace; (246) but for the hill Bezetha, it was divided from the Tower of Antonia, as we have already told you; and as that HILL ON which the Tower of Antonia stood, was the highest of these three, so did it adjoin to the new city, and was the ONLY PLACE that hindered the sight of the Temple on the north." CONCLUSIONS: 1) The site of the Israel Museum's Tower of Antonia, is actually a portion of Herod's Palace's complex. 2) It was Herod's Palace which hindered the view of the Temple from that part of the North and not the Tower of Antonia structure. Between Herod's Palace, which was situated an the hill Bezetha, and the Tower of Antonia, was a dug out valley designed to make the Tower of Antonia higher and more difficult to approach from the North. This is described in an earlier text. 3) Antonia was on the highest hill of a series of 4 hills on this ridge beginning with the City of David, the the Temple Mount (Mount Moriah, The tower of Antonia, then the Fort of Herod. 4) If the Temple Mount was 600 by 600 as Josephus says and situated by the SE corner of today's supposed Temple Mount, then there is space for the Tower of Antonia to be in the space of the raised Dome of the Rock platform which would place it on the NE corner of the Temple Mount, as described by Josephus, with room for the Moat in the dug out valley between the Tower of Antonia and Herod's Fortress. This also would leave room for the 2nd and 3rd outer walls which were breached in the seige by Titus before He approached the Tower of Antonia. Titus would have gone around Herod's Palace on the East side, because it was protected by the largest inner walls of the city. This is why the rebels went to it after the Temple Mount was captured, unless there was a second Palace of Herod's in the West section of the city. Does this make sense to you? It fits the descriptions of Josephus more precisely, than the mucked up versions which became popularize. Today's Western wall is part of the inner city wall which went parallel 300 feet to the west of the 600 by 600 feet square Temple Mount and was west of the Fort Antonia by maybe 100 feet and then went against the East side of Herod's north Fortress before heading around to the west and back to the South joining with the original walls built by King David, King Solomon and King Hezekiah. This space was the last area conquered by the Romans after the Temple Mount was secured. Another fact that is overlooked is that the outer walls were built where the natural high cliff terrain did not exist. If you can map the natural high cliff terrain around the outer pats of the city, you may be able to discover the path of most of the outer walls. Josephus' gives us the total circumference of the city walls as a reference. Most of the drawings do not take into account Josephus' description of the places where the walls were breached by the ramps. The ramps also give us an idea of the size of the Tower of Antonia and of the spaces available before the Temple Mount on the North and the West sides. There was enough space between the Tower Antonia and the Temple Mount for two ramps and also on the west side, before the inner city was breached. This west side space had to be between today's Western wall and the true Temple Mount's west wall in the 300 feet of separation that was available between the two. Another fact, is that the covered walk ways between Herod's Palace, it's associated buildings and gardens, and the Tower of Antonia, called cloisters, were burned down in early part of the conflicts. This is another proof that these areas were connected together in an amazing and once beautiful way.
Thanks again. Danny I have a question. What date is the stone pavement under the arch? Do those stones date back to 1st century or later? I just wondered because so many places (like the house of the high priest) are on lower levels.
Danny thank you for your guides. What do you think of ''Gordon's Calvary'' site? I ask, because I was told crucifixions had to take place outside the city walls in those days (if so the traditional site is within the city walls) and Gordon's Calvary may be a better site for this event. What do you think yourself ?
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Now associating this site with the trial of Jesus by Herod makes a lot of sense because, as I described in my previous comments, this site, which I believe to be associated with Herod's North Palace connected to the Fort Antonia by covered walkways (cloisters) (Fort Antonia would be in the raised Dome of the Rock platform space), which was also connected to the Temple Mount. Pilot's Judgement space was probably located in the Fort Antonia in a space adjacent to the space between the Temple Mount and the Tower of Antonia where Pilot could address the people from a type of large protruding balcony. It is doubtful that the Jews were allowed in the Tower of Antonia. There had to be a space maybe as large as a football field, between the two structures for political speeches and such.
We so enjoy your videos, Danny. The new camera is working great. My husband and I and a group of friends visited Israel with the Daily Audio Bible group back in 2019 and these videos make us want to return and tour with you. Danny, could you consider a video on Christ Church in the old city? I know it’s not nearly as old as some of the sites, but it has an interesting history. How do people make a contribution? On your website?
Hi Anne and thank you for the great feedback! Christ church is indeed to modern and unrelated to the current series, but I might review it later. You can easily make a contribution via paypal. The link appears in the first comment. Here it is as well - www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CVBU38UGWV5UN&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD Thank you and God bless you!
Your videos are great for me. I am what they call a "sceptic"--- a person who refuses to be sucked in by religious extremists who make claims about historical events based on extremely limited evidence, or no evidence at all. The Catholic church is particularly bad for this when it comes to Jesus Christ. Millions of its believers blindly accept whatever they are told. You are excellent at showing us the sites of these biblical events, and focusing instead on the archaeological and documented evidence which must always be the final judgement.
1 Timothy 6:13-16 KJV - I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
The good confession: John 18:37 KJV - Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. I hear you Lord.
I know I am not the first to think this. But, you make very good point about it being the holiday time of Passover. Keeping the drama of the trial away from the crowd would have been on their minds. This makes much sense (they still act this way). Second, I cannot see the average person wanting to hang around the trial area because it being a Roman territory and if someone gets a wild hair they could find themselves on trial pretty easy. So, who was this crowd? We know the priests were there. Maybe locals who lived n the area? Maybe fortress workers? Why were they not with their families for Passover? Who were these people?
@@danny.the.digger How times have not changed. I think even good leaders sometimes have a crowd to cheer them on because nobody is really listening. c'est la vie.
DANNY, the praetorium was probably at Fort Antonio, as the NT tells us that Herod and Pilot were up until that time enemies. I don't think that Pilate spent much time at Herod's place up to that point.
Love your videos! Please consider showing archeological evidence of the Hellenization of ancient Jerusalem. The kind that drove John the Baptist out into the wilderness. There had to be a reason. He was the son of a Temple priest. Maybe Roman frescos and decorations in the houses of the elite. Thanks
JOHN had to minister in the wilderness to fulfill prophecy regardless of Hellenizem. However Hellenisation had more of a good effect on bring about the "fullness of time". i.e. a universal language, more wide spread education, better roads, a generally more stable environment. Unless it was outwardly directly in opposition to Greek and later Roman rule, it let subjects believe in Christ as one of many gods. Of course we know that changed under Rome.
@@rogersmith8589 Before the birth of Christ, Judaea was undergoing profound Romanization. Christ reserved his strongest condemnation for the Herodian Temple bureaucracy and corruption. This paganization of Judaism was supported by Hellenism. There was a general cultural shift and early Christianity stood against Judeao-Romanism in a non violent and loving manner. Others groups defined themselves by violence and drug use and brought about the Great Revolt, War of Quietus and Bar Kochba fulfilling the transition of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina. There is evidence of this cultural transition well before the AD 70 destruction. Please show us!!!!
@@NMMD1531 I agree. The time was right. All the elements of Hellenism both good and bad, contributed to the coming of Christ and the spread of Christianity. Thanks for your comment.
@@rogersmith8589 OK , let’s have a round table with Jesus Christ , His Mother , and John the Baptist. I am sorry but I don’t hear one compliment from any of them on the Romanization of their homeland. Mary would give a first hand account of when she returned from Egypt to Nazareth about the murder and enslavement of her family and friends at the hand of Varus, his legions with Nabatean auxiliaries. So when we speak to the early Christians about Rome you are actually on par with speaking to later Jewish people who lived and died during the Nazi Holocaust. From the Judeo-Christian perspective it was the failure of Hellenization that was the catalyst for spreading the Jewish faith and Christian gospel. The Roman Empire was bankrupt and in a civil war under Nero and the subsequent Jewish rebellions provided ample financial resources to reconstitute the Roman Empire. You can make an argument that if the Jews wouldn’t have rebelled , Rome would have been fractionated to the dustbin of empires and even replaced.
Good Day Danny. Thanks for taking the risk with your camera to show us that shot. I want to tell you about this thing I heard about to prevent you from dropping your camera, it's called A Piece of String. Easy to use, tie one end to you and the other end on the device 😀. But seriously, can we get this man a Drone please. Looking forward to walking the Stations of the Cross with you. Have a Blessed and Beautiful 🙏✌
Hi Danny, question for you. If Fortress Antonia is built upon bedrock like you showed, then how did the Jewish rebel fighters tunnel under the wall of the fortress to set fire and collapse the Roman siege towers?
The word praetorium pronounced as ' a piara utari oma' meaning 'He was flogged at the temple' derived from ' p r t m'... The word came because of what transpired.
Christian tradition and Josephus disagree about the location of the Praetorium. Tradition places the location in the Anotonia fortress, while Josephus says the Praetorium was located in the old palace of Herod the Great or at least that Pontius Pilate kept his headquarters in the palace and caused unrest by moving the seat from Caesarea Maritima to Jerusalem.
Danny, Pilate tried Christ and when he heard that Christ was a Galilean, he sent Christ to Herod. So, there were two places and possibly three places where Christ was tried. First, Christ was tried in the home of Caiffus, then Pilate tried him in the Praetorium, then Pilate sent Christ to Herod and Herod tried Christ in his palace, and then sent Christ back to pilate where He was sentenced and sent to be crucified. Therefore, Christ was tried in three places.
Shalom Danny! So the archaeological rocks don't have much to say at this site about the death of Yeshua. King David wrote a reflection, a prophecy in Ketuvim 31:13: "I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life". King David spoke this about his own child, Yeshua, one day to be born, so many years later. Mattityahu a Jewish writer and one of Yeshua' talmidim wrote about this prophecy fulfillment: "Early in the morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people made their plans how to have Yeshua executed". Mattityahu 27:1
Danny by looking at the stone map Of Jerusalem, It appears that Golgota is inside the walls of jerusalem. Im just vision it like that and not making a statement.
I believe the traditions are wrong. The Praetorium was the residence and administrative center for Pontius Pilate and it was most likely that Pilot made his residence in the old palace of Herod the Great. If you read the scripture The Praetorium was close to the Palace of Herod Antipas. It was also close to the house of Ananias as well, so all three places Jesus was taken to after he was arrested were just a few blocks from one another. The Praetorium was also a short walk to the Gennath gate and the Gennath Gate a short walk to the crucifixion site where the Church Of The Holy Sepulcher stands today.
This is wonderful. Thank you! Doesn’t Bar Abbas mean Son of the Father? Isn’t that ironic…they release him but sentence the Son of God to die “one for all”!(John 11:48-51)
So why did pontus asked the people who to choose, jesus or barnabas. That is a wierd court system bcs barnabas was found guilty. Jesus was not. Anyway it doesn’t matter im just trying to find logic behind the sentencing. The crowd were the rabbies that hated jesus bcs he was so popular and dare to claim the son of God.
It is crazy how Christian traditions get so much wrong. Like the images of Jesus carrying a massive cross, that simply is not how the Romans did things. The Romans would have had several upright stakes about 15 feet in length known as the Stipes, semi permanently mounted in the ground. These stakes would have a grove cut in the top for the cross piece known as the patibulum to be attached. Jesus only had to carry the patibulum to the Crucifixion site where he would have been nailed to it and lifted up and affixed to the the Stipes and then his feet would have been nailed to the Stipes.
You do not even know that ae in Latin language should be read “e” and not “ae”. So you should say pretorium and not as you said “praetorium”. Another thing concerns Ecce homo. The Christians do not say that the arch was the place where Jesus was showed by Pilate. You are wrong. There were some people in the past who said so, before archeologies said that it is from II AC. The chapel of Barluzzi is build on the church from middle age. You should know that.
The accusation from the Sanhedrin against Jesus to Pilate was clear: Jesus claimed to be the Messiah, descendant of King David and heir of the throne of the Jews, meaning that he was a traitor and a rebel against the power and authority of the Roman Emperor and the punishment for that was death. It was a brilliant move from the priests, in one move they ensured the death of a perceived enemy that was condemned for blasphemy and made the Romans to kill him, thus absolving them from guilt and impurity, especially at the time of their most important religious festival. It was a hot potato to Pilate but a master stroke from the High Priest
@@danny.the.digger greed played a role, yes (you are talking about the incident with the money changers, right?), but there was also the issue of power and influence: John the Baptist was a problem enough that Herod decapitated him and the Baptist was a dude preaching and baptizing literally in the desert. Jesus was among the people, a wonder worker, with a message antagonistic to the priestly class , a self proclaimed messianic figure and popular enough that people followed him around and listened. If John was annoying and dangerous, Jesus was tenfold that to the priests. Having the Romans kill him and during the most important religious festival, was interesting move (that backfired eventually).
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PLEASE clip your mic at the top of your shirt right next to your throat! The volume is unbearably low...
@@EvangelistFredHiggins this was resolved once I got the wireless mic.. check out my following videos..
Do you know of Joel Kramer from the RUclips channel Expedition Bible? He is an archeologist who discusses some of the same sites and it would be so wonderful to see a collaboration with you two.
Danny your series of Christ Jesus is beautifull and i dont want to miss a episode do more of the biblical places allso Shalom brother in Christ
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I love your Chanel I been hoping you started your own since I seen you on other programs. I’m a slow learner lol.. and you are so good at explaining everything makes it easy to picture it and understand. Your also funny which is a plus. Keep them coming please. I have my son watching them with me. Thank you from California
My pleasure Norma! glad you like it 🙂
Thank you for your beautiful awesome explanation! It brings great tears to my eyes but just makes my heart so thankful and happy that we serve such a awesome King!!! God bless you and your family! ❤🙏👍😊
Thank you so much. I miss the Holy Land. God bless you shalom
I love your videos Danny. I love seeing where Jesus lived and walked. It's been over 2000 years since Jesus walked there, so I'm sure a lot of his home town area has changed with time. We all want to see everything the way it was exactly when our Lord Jesus walked there. Too bad they didn't make dvd's back in those days. I can picture Jesus walking with you as you take us through the Holy Land and make your videos. I want to donate some money to your channel, to help you out, I feel bad for you having to struggle. I'm in the same position as you. I pray that the Lord will bless your finances.
Shalom, God bless you. Thank you .
Shalom Danny
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I love the channel ! Great archeological explanation! I was in Jerusalem in 2019, but I missed some places like the station 1 and the Golgotha. I really wants to go back again.
That view at the begging explains everything.
Interesting seeing the stones from Jesus day and the game board. Thanks again.
Your new wireless mic is doing a great job!
What a treat for me to be able to "walk" The Praetorium again! Thank you for your in-depth explanation. I can't wait for the rest of your videos on this intensely significant and emotional Via Dolorosa. I hope you'll take us to the Prison of Christ which is at the next Station. Btw Danny, I am Catholic and I love your videos! Shalom.
Something I also find interesting and it must be due to building upon building upon building is how you go up, down, through doors, around walls, so many stone walls everywhere! It's really beautiful there. I was thinking Israel was more desert like Arizona but you are a lot more green than we have here. I wish my health was good enough to travel. I so appreciate you and Oren posting these wonderful videos for those of use who will never be able to travel. ❤️
Your the best at what you do Danny!!!
THANK YOU! 🙂
Beautiful stone works , someone is very talented ,laying stone down, I'm impressed!
I don't know how I missed all these videos because I am subscribed, but I am watching them now.
The paving stones with Roman game board etched into them give that location real authenticity. Enjoyed your explanation of how it was played. I did feel that Jesus could have walked there.
God bless you brother!
Love your teachings! I've been to Israel/Jerusalem twice and can't wait for the next.Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Blessings from South-Africa.
My pleasure Yvette!
You have the best job Danny!
I wish the vlog was a job.. it is actually the opposite.. it is costing me money 😞 My job is guiding tourists, which I had non for the last two years..
Danny you are the best excellent video thank you
My pleasure. Glad you liked it 🙂
Another great video.
Thank you so much for these explanations!
As always, so very interesting!! Thank you for doing these videos for us.
Love your shows Danny, thanks so much, from Ontario Canada
My pleasure Rod. Glad you like it 🙂
Hi Danny. I am addicted to your vlog. Thank you so much. Today had very low volume. I could barely hear you at times. Just an FYI.
I now have a new mic.. you will hear the difference from chapter 24 and on..
Hi Danny. Just a note that in Matthew 27:24 said the following "When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. You see to it.”
Hi Jeroen. I am familiar with this quote and could make a seperate sermon about it..
Danny! I had a problem with my PayPal account but it was resolved so I was able to send you a supporting gift. Thank you so much for your exciting videos. I look forward to them every day.
Thank you and God Bless you!
Absolutely fabulous
Have you looked into the site on the western wall (outer wall) near Herods Palace where it looks like there was a praetorium and judgments seat?
Very not convincing..
Thank you Danny
it would be nice if you allso do n series of john the baptist fron his birrh place to the place in jail where he was beheaded
Its on the list, but the beheading it today in Jordan.. getting there will be very costly..
Shalom Aleichem Danny! Another fantastic video. I was wondering, all these fabulous churches around Jerusalem, do they all perform services? Or are they just for tourists. See you in the next video.
Sure they do 😇
Thanks D.
Very interesting explanation!
The location of the Tower of Antonia is clarified in The War of the Jews, Book 5, chapter 5, sections 238 to 247. After describing the Tower of Antonia and it's location, Josephus describes another fortress which is more north of the Antonia Tower. Section 245 says "There was ALSO a particular fortress belonging to the upper city, which was Herod's palace; (246) but for the hill Bezetha, it was divided from the Tower of Antonia, as we have already told you; and as that HILL ON which the Tower of Antonia stood, was the highest of these three, so did it adjoin to the new city, and was the ONLY PLACE that hindered the sight of the Temple on the north." CONCLUSIONS: 1) The site of the Israel Museum's Tower of Antonia, is actually a portion of Herod's Palace's complex. 2) It was Herod's Palace which hindered the view of the Temple from that part of the North and not the Tower of Antonia structure. Between Herod's Palace, which was situated an the hill Bezetha, and the Tower of Antonia, was a dug out valley designed to make the Tower of Antonia higher and more difficult to approach from the North. This is described in an earlier text. 3) Antonia was on the highest hill of a series of 4 hills on this ridge beginning with the City of David, the the Temple Mount (Mount Moriah, The tower of Antonia, then the Fort of Herod. 4) If the Temple Mount was 600 by 600 as Josephus says and situated by the SE corner of today's supposed Temple Mount, then there is space for the Tower of Antonia to be in the space of the raised Dome of the Rock platform which would place it on the NE corner of the Temple Mount, as described by Josephus, with room for the Moat in the dug out valley between the Tower of Antonia and Herod's Fortress. This also would leave room for the 2nd and 3rd outer walls which were breached in the seige by Titus before He approached the Tower of Antonia. Titus would have gone around Herod's Palace on the East side, because it was protected by the largest inner walls of the city. This is why the rebels went to it after the Temple Mount was captured, unless there was a second Palace of Herod's in the West section of the city. Does this make sense to you? It fits the descriptions of Josephus more precisely, than the mucked up versions which became popularize. Today's Western wall is part of the inner city wall which went parallel 300 feet to the west of the 600 by 600 feet square Temple Mount and was west of the Fort Antonia by maybe 100 feet and then went against the East side of Herod's north Fortress before heading around to the west and back to the South joining with the original walls built by King David, King Solomon and King Hezekiah. This space was the last area conquered by the Romans after the Temple Mount was secured. Another fact that is overlooked is that the outer walls were built where the natural high cliff terrain did not exist. If you can map the natural high cliff terrain around the outer pats of the city, you may be able to discover the path of most of the outer walls. Josephus' gives us the total circumference of the city walls as a reference. Most of the drawings do not take into account Josephus' description of the places where the walls were breached by the ramps. The ramps also give us an idea of the size of the Tower of Antonia and of the spaces available before the Temple Mount on the North and the West sides. There was enough space between the Tower Antonia and the Temple Mount for two ramps and also on the west side, before the inner city was breached. This west side space had to be between today's Western wall and the true Temple Mount's west wall in the 300 feet of separation that was available between the two. Another fact, is that the covered walk ways between Herod's Palace, it's associated buildings and gardens, and the Tower of Antonia, called cloisters, were burned down in early part of the conflicts. This is another proof that these areas were connected together in an amazing and once beautiful way.
Thank you. Very interesting. I was reading the Bible and wanted to see the place where Jesus was after the trial. Thank you.
My pleasure 😇
Thanks again. Danny I have a question. What date is the stone pavement under the arch? Do those stones date back to 1st century or later? I just wondered because so many places (like the house of the high priest) are on lower levels.
Hi Tracy. The pavement is probably from the 2nd century.. after the time of Jesus.
@@danny.the.digger Thanks Danny. I did wonder about that.
Danny thank you for your guides. What do you think of ''Gordon's Calvary'' site? I ask, because I was told crucifixions had to take place outside the city walls in those days (if so the traditional site is within the city walls) and Gordon's Calvary may be a better site for this event. What do you think yourself ?
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Now associating this site with the trial of Jesus by Herod makes a lot of sense because, as I described in my previous comments, this site, which I believe to be associated with Herod's North Palace connected to the Fort Antonia by covered walkways (cloisters) (Fort Antonia would be in the raised Dome of the Rock platform space), which was also connected to the Temple Mount. Pilot's Judgement space was probably located in the Fort Antonia in a space adjacent to the space between the Temple Mount and the Tower of Antonia where Pilot could address the people from a type of large protruding balcony. It is doubtful that the Jews were allowed in the Tower of Antonia. There had to be a space maybe as large as a football field, between the two structures for political speeches and such.
We so enjoy your videos, Danny. The new camera is working great. My husband and I and a group of friends visited Israel with the Daily Audio Bible group back in 2019 and these videos make us want to return and tour with you. Danny, could you consider a video on Christ Church in the old city? I know it’s not nearly as old as some of the sites, but it has an interesting history. How do people make a contribution? On your website?
Hi Anne and thank you for the great feedback! Christ church is indeed to modern and unrelated to the current series, but I might review it later. You can easily make a contribution via paypal. The link appears in the first comment. Here it is as well - www.paypal.com/donate/?business=CVBU38UGWV5UN&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD Thank you and God bless you!
I could have picked that one building as a government building anywhere lol.Thanks Danny
Your videos are great for me. I am what they call a "sceptic"--- a person who refuses to be sucked in by religious extremists who make claims about historical events based on extremely limited evidence, or no evidence at all. The Catholic church is particularly bad for this when it comes to Jesus Christ. Millions of its believers blindly accept whatever they are told. You are excellent at showing us the sites of these biblical events, and focusing instead on the archaeological and documented evidence which must always be the final judgement.
Please raise the volume of your voice recording! Thank you
The new mic solved the problem..
1 Timothy 6:13-16 KJV - I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
The good confession:
John 18:37 KJV - Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
I hear you Lord.
I know I am not the first to think this. But, you make very good point about it being the holiday time of Passover. Keeping the drama of the trial away from the crowd would have been on their minds. This makes much sense (they still act this way). Second, I cannot see the average person wanting to hang around the trial area because it being a Roman territory and if someone gets a wild hair they could find themselves on trial pretty easy. So, who was this crowd? We know the priests were there. Maybe locals who lived n the area? Maybe fortress workers? Why were they not with their families for Passover? Who were these people?
Perhaps recruided by the priests?....... That's my theory.. Just like dictators today set crowds to chear for them..
@@danny.the.digger How times have not changed. I think even good leaders sometimes have a crowd to cheer them on because nobody is really listening. c'est la vie.
DANNY, the praetorium was probably at Fort Antonio, as the NT tells us that Herod and Pilot were up until that time enemies. I don't think that Pilate spent much time at Herod's place up to that point.
Hi Roger. I assume you Meant Herod Antipas. And yes, that is another reason to suggest Pilatus was placed in the Antonia.
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Love your videos! Please consider showing archeological evidence of the Hellenization of ancient Jerusalem. The kind that drove John the Baptist out into the wilderness. There had to be a reason. He was the son of a Temple priest. Maybe Roman frescos and decorations in the houses of the elite. Thanks
JOHN had to minister in the wilderness to fulfill prophecy regardless of Hellenizem. However Hellenisation had more of a good effect on bring about the "fullness of time". i.e. a universal language, more wide spread education, better roads, a generally more stable environment. Unless it was outwardly directly in opposition to Greek and later Roman rule, it let subjects believe in Christ as one of many gods. Of course we know that changed under Rome.
@@rogersmith8589 Before the birth of Christ, Judaea was undergoing profound Romanization. Christ reserved his strongest condemnation for the Herodian Temple bureaucracy and corruption. This paganization of Judaism was supported by Hellenism. There was a general cultural shift and early Christianity stood against Judeao-Romanism in a non violent and loving manner. Others groups defined themselves by violence and drug use and brought about the Great Revolt, War of Quietus and Bar Kochba fulfilling the transition of Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina. There is evidence of this cultural transition well before the AD 70 destruction. Please show us!!!!
@@NMMD1531 I agree. The time was right. All the elements of Hellenism both good and bad, contributed to the coming of Christ and the spread of Christianity. Thanks for your comment.
@@rogersmith8589 OK , let’s have a round table with Jesus Christ , His Mother , and John the Baptist. I am sorry but I don’t hear one compliment from any of them on the Romanization of their homeland. Mary would give a first hand account of when she returned from Egypt to Nazareth about the murder and enslavement of her family and friends at the hand of Varus, his legions with Nabatean auxiliaries. So when we speak to the early Christians about Rome you are actually on par with speaking to later Jewish people who lived and died during the Nazi Holocaust. From the Judeo-Christian perspective it was the failure of Hellenization that was the catalyst for spreading the Jewish faith and Christian gospel. The Roman Empire was bankrupt and in a civil war under Nero and the subsequent Jewish rebellions provided ample financial resources to reconstitute the Roman Empire. You can make an argument that if the Jews wouldn’t have rebelled , Rome would have been fractionated to the dustbin of empires and even replaced.
Good Day Danny. Thanks for taking the risk with your camera to show us that shot. I want to tell you about this thing I heard about to prevent you from dropping your camera, it's called A Piece of String. Easy to use, tie one end to you and the other end on the device 😀. But seriously, can we get this man a Drone please. Looking forward to walking the Stations of the Cross with you. Have a Blessed and Beautiful 🙏✌
Actually my son is about to order one!! 🙂
@@danny.the.digger Hi again, are there any no fly zones around Holy sites for Drones.? 🙏✌
Hi Danny, question for you. If Fortress Antonia is built upon bedrock like you showed, then how did the Jewish rebel fighters tunnel under the wall of the fortress to set fire and collapse the Roman siege towers?
Maybe not all of it was on bedrock?
Is there any evidence of the location of a Synagogue that was in the the area that you are showing at the time of the first crusade?
No
The word praetorium pronounced as ' a piara utari oma' meaning 'He was flogged at the temple' derived from ' p r t m'... The word came because of what transpired.
I think it’s from the word “praetor”..
@@danny.the.digger The word is an Igbo language: is pronounced as "a piara Utari oma". do more research on it.
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In Luke 23, Pilate sends Jesus to Herod who later sends him back to Pilate; therefore, there had to be two palaces.
Christian tradition and Josephus disagree about the location of the Praetorium. Tradition places the location in the Anotonia fortress, while Josephus says the Praetorium was located in the old palace of Herod the Great or at least that Pontius Pilate kept his headquarters in the palace and caused unrest by moving the seat from Caesarea Maritima to Jerusalem.
Danny, Pilate tried Christ and when he heard that Christ was a Galilean, he sent Christ to Herod. So, there were two places and possibly three places where Christ was tried. First, Christ was tried in the home of Caiffus, then Pilate tried him in the Praetorium, then Pilate sent Christ to Herod and Herod tried Christ in his palace, and then sent Christ back to pilate where He was sentenced and sent to be crucified. Therefore, Christ was tried in three places.
Yes, but the praetorium was where Piltus conducted the final trial. This chapter is devoted to tracking that spot.
Shalom Danny! So the archaeological rocks don't have much to say at this site about the death of Yeshua.
King David wrote a reflection, a prophecy in Ketuvim 31:13:
"I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life". King David spoke this about his own child, Yeshua, one day to be born, so many years later.
Mattityahu a Jewish writer and one of Yeshua' talmidim wrote about this prophecy fulfillment:
"Early in the morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people made their plans how to have Yeshua executed". Mattityahu 27:1
so where was herod? No one ever addresses that. We feel like we know where everyone else was staying but not Herod
Danny by looking at the stone map
Of Jerusalem, It appears that Golgota is inside the walls of jerusalem. Im just vision it like that and not making a statement.
Stay tuned for the following chapters..
It would be great if you followed Jesus himself by faih
My faith is personal and in constant development
I believe the traditions are wrong. The Praetorium was the residence and administrative center for Pontius Pilate and it was most likely that Pilot made his residence in the old palace of Herod the Great. If you read the scripture The Praetorium was close to the Palace of Herod Antipas. It was also close to the house of Ananias as well, so all three places Jesus was taken to after he was arrested were just a few blocks from one another. The Praetorium was also a short walk to the Gennath gate and the Gennath Gate a short walk to the crucifixion site where the Church Of The Holy Sepulcher stands today.
Sadly the historical sources are not detailed enough about this ..
This is wonderful. Thank you! Doesn’t Bar Abbas mean Son of the Father? Isn’t that ironic…they release him but sentence the Son of God to die “one for all”!(John 11:48-51)
His name was Barnabas, not bar-abas..
Danny, the microphone is making a hissing noise, I guess you're rubbing it against your clothes. Maybe you should stay with your phone mic instead.
So why did pontus asked the people who to choose, jesus or barnabas. That is a wierd court system bcs barnabas was found guilty. Jesus was not. Anyway it doesn’t matter im just trying to find logic behind the sentencing. The crowd were the rabbies that hated jesus bcs he was so popular and dare to claim the son of God.
Am not sure about this part of the trial..
It is crazy how Christian traditions get so much wrong. Like the images of Jesus carrying a massive cross, that simply is not how the Romans did things. The Romans would have had several upright stakes about 15 feet in length known as the Stipes, semi permanently mounted in the ground. These stakes would have a grove cut in the top for the cross piece known as the patibulum to be attached. Jesus only had to carry the patibulum to the Crucifixion site where he would have been nailed to it and lifted up and affixed to the the Stipes and then his feet would have been nailed to the Stipes.
I tend to agree with you on this one..
You do not even know that ae in Latin language should be read “e” and not “ae”. So you should say pretorium and not as you said “praetorium”. Another thing concerns Ecce homo. The Christians do not say that the arch was the place where Jesus was showed by Pilate. You are wrong. There were some people in the past who said so, before archeologies said that it is from II AC. The chapel of Barluzzi is build on the church from middle age. You should know that.
I know that, but if Ecce home arch has nothing to do with the trial of Jesus why is there still a chapel there?..
The accusation from the Sanhedrin against Jesus to Pilate was clear: Jesus claimed to be the Messiah, descendant of King David and heir of the throne of the Jews, meaning that he was a traitor and a rebel against the power and authority of the Roman Emperor and the punishment for that was death. It was a brilliant move from the priests, in one move they ensured the death of a perceived enemy that was condemned for blasphemy and made the Romans to kill him, thus absolving them from guilt and impurity, especially at the time of their most important religious festival.
It was a hot potato to Pilate but a master stroke from the High Priest
I think the main reason was greed.. nothing more..
@@danny.the.digger greed played a role, yes (you are talking about the incident with the money changers, right?), but there was also the issue of power and influence: John the Baptist was a problem enough that Herod decapitated him and the Baptist was a dude preaching and baptizing literally in the desert. Jesus was among the people, a wonder worker, with a message antagonistic to the priestly class , a self proclaimed messianic figure and popular enough that people followed him around and listened.
If John was annoying and dangerous, Jesus was tenfold that to the priests.
Having the Romans kill him and during the most important religious festival, was interesting move (that backfired eventually).