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To which area did God tell Abraham to take Isaac?
According to tradition, the place to which God told Abraham to take Isaac in Genesis ch.22, was where Jerusalem's Temple Mount now stands.
How does the story surrounding sacrifice in the temple when Jesus is a baby fits with Luke's theology?
A:Luke 2:24 tells of Joseph and Mary offering a sacrifice in the temple, for the birth of Jesus: "And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." Much of the theology in Luke was concerned with the poor, with even its beatitudes differing from those of Matthew by their emphasis on the poor. Now, Jews were expected to sacrifice a lamb in thanks for the birth of a boy unless they were very poor, in which case they offered a pair of pigeons as a sacrifice. Luke is emphasising that Jesus came from a poor background.
What is the difference between the synagogue and the temple?
A synagogue (as called a shul) is a place for communal prayer. Jew's pray three time a day every day. In smaller communities only the Shabbos prayer service may be done at the synagogue and the others done individually. A synagogue building may also be used for Torah study and other community activities. The Jewish Temple, located in Jerusalem, was a place where the scarifies described in the Torah were offered. People were permitted to attend the offering of the communal scarifies. Those who could not make it to Jerusalem would gather together in there own communities at the same time the scarifies was being offered. This also became a place for prayer, a synagogue. Since the destruction of the Temple we can no longer offer scarifies but we still gather together in synagogues to acknowledge the offerings that should be made and to offer prayers instead. The Reform, Reconstructionist, and Messianic Movements call their places of prayer a temple. However the concept of any temple other then the one Jerusalem is problematic in normative Jewish theology.
Where was Arunah's threshingfloor?
According to Judeo-Christian tradition, this was atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem where the angel of the LORD ended the plague that resulted from King David's disobedience in taking a census of Israel. (2 Samuel 24). David was told by the prophet Gad to raise an altar and offer a sacrifice there, and his son King Solomon later built the first house of the LORD there (2 Chronicles 3:1).
What happened on Mount Moriah?
This is where Abraham brought his only son Isaac and was prepared to sacrfice him just like the Lord had asked him but right before he was ready to kill him an angel said "stop God sees how faithful you are"
What sacrifices do Jews make?
None. Jews stopped making animal sacrifices in the year 70 CE. Answer Sacrifices can only be offered in the Temple in Jerusalem. Since the Temple was destroyed, sacrifice can not be offered. When we are not able to offer sacrifices, prayer replaces the sacrifice. This is specified in the Torah.
To which area did God tell Abraham to take Isaac?
According to tradition, the place to which God told Abraham to take Isaac in Genesis ch.22, was where Jerusalem's Temple Mount now stands.
When the Jewish Temple was standing did they offer animal sacrifices over there?
Yes, there was a place for animal sacrifice and burnt offerings.
Did Mary and Joseph leave Bethlehem on horseback?
If Mary and Joseph left Bethlehem to flee to Egypt, as stated in Matthew's Gospel, they would certainly have walked, since travelling on horseback would have drawn attention to themselves.If Mary and Joseph left Bethlehem to return to Nazareth via Jerusalem, as stated in Luke's Gospel, they could have travelled on horseback if they had sufficient money to afford to do so, but Luke's Gospel tells us they were so poor they could only offer two pigeons as a sacrifice in the Temple. In this story, they must have walked from Nazareth to Bethlehem and then back again.
How do Jews feel about the old Temple in Jerusalem?
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is Judaism's holiest site and, like so much in Jewish history, was almost completely destroyed. It serves as a mirror to Jews about how distant God feels in this day and age.
Why did Mary and Joseph take two pigeons to the temple when Jesus was taken to be dedicated?
A sacrificeLeviticus 12 explains that every time a woman gave birth, she had to wait a certain number of days and then go to the temple and offer a sacrifice. If she was very poor, instead of a lamb and a pigeon or turtledove, she could bring two pigeons or turtledoves, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering. Mary was just following Jewish tradition.
Why did Mary and Joseph go to the temple 40 days after Jesus' birth?
In the Book of Leviticus 12:1-8, the law gives the requirements for women who bore children. In Mary's case she bore a Son and so forty days after the birth she had to go to the temple and offer a sacrifice. In this case the offering was a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons (Luke 2:22-24).
When Jesus was a baby why did he go to Jerusalem?
In the Law of Moses, which was observed by Mary and Joesph, it says that after a woman has a child she is unclean for so many days. If a woman had a girl child she was unclean for 80 days and if she had a boy child she was unclean for 40 days. Mary, 40 days after the birth of Jesus went to Jerusalem to offer a sacrifice and be cleansed. She was to offer "A pair of turtledoves or two young Pigeons. We don't know which of the two she offered. Now at the same time they brought the baby Jesus to present Him to the Lord. This was also in the law of Moses (Exodus 13:2, 12-15). This is the reason Mary, Joseph and Jesus went to Jerusalem.
How does the story surrounding sacrifice in the temple when Jesus is a baby fits with Luke's theology?
A:Luke 2:24 tells of Joseph and Mary offering a sacrifice in the temple, for the birth of Jesus: "And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." Much of the theology in Luke was concerned with the poor, with even its beatitudes differing from those of Matthew by their emphasis on the poor. Now, Jews were expected to sacrifice a lamb in thanks for the birth of a boy unless they were very poor, in which case they offered a pair of pigeons as a sacrifice. Luke is emphasising that Jesus came from a poor background.
What is the difference between the synagogue and the temple?
A synagogue (as called a shul) is a place for communal prayer. Jew's pray three time a day every day. In smaller communities only the Shabbos prayer service may be done at the synagogue and the others done individually. A synagogue building may also be used for Torah study and other community activities. The Jewish Temple, located in Jerusalem, was a place where the scarifies described in the Torah were offered. People were permitted to attend the offering of the communal scarifies. Those who could not make it to Jerusalem would gather together in there own communities at the same time the scarifies was being offered. This also became a place for prayer, a synagogue. Since the destruction of the Temple we can no longer offer scarifies but we still gather together in synagogues to acknowledge the offerings that should be made and to offer prayers instead. The Reform, Reconstructionist, and Messianic Movements call their places of prayer a temple. However the concept of any temple other then the one Jerusalem is problematic in normative Jewish theology.
When did Titus offer a pig on the alter in Jerusalem?
It was not Titus who sacrificed a pig in Jerusalem. It was Antiochus Epiphanes the Greek king of the Seleucid Empire and a son of King Antiochus III the Great. While he was fighting in Egypt rumours spread that he had been killed. Jason, a High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem who had been deposed, gathered 1,000 soldiers and forced Menelaus, the high priest appointed by Antiochus, to flee. In 168 BC Antiochus attacked Jerusalem. To consolidate his power in Judea he sided with the Hellenised (influenced by the Greeks) Jews who were in conflict with traditional Jews. He banned Jewish religious practices and ordered the Jews to worship Zeus. Following resistance, in 167 BC Antiochus sacked Jerusalem, built a fortified garrison and dedicated the Temple to Zeus. Sacrifices of pigs were performed. This led to the Maccabean revolt and the Jews regaining control of the Temple.
Where was Arunah's threshingfloor?
According to Judeo-Christian tradition, this was atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem where the angel of the LORD ended the plague that resulted from King David's disobedience in taking a census of Israel. (2 Samuel 24). David was told by the prophet Gad to raise an altar and offer a sacrifice there, and his son King Solomon later built the first house of the LORD there (2 Chronicles 3:1).
