Thanks for you response it made a few things clearer.
I would say that any dig in Israel is not nonsense this also goes along with the information I gave because many artifacts and verification of history and the bible has come forward. If the answer is a smoke screen how do you know without doing the research yourself?
It takes more space or time than I am willing to put forward on this matter to prove myself correct to you hence the links.
You are not a defender of truth or faith to discount this information if not known to be factual or question a small point that most Christians dont even know about. What is seen is one christian questioning another in public not in the love the bible talks about, the world loves confusion and fighting.
I am privy to information that most dont have access to and I find amazing that they have actually found Davids residence and how it came about. David being a central figure in the Old Testament securing all the land and building materials for the temple and Solomon his son the builder of the temple. They are not absolutely sure of the temples location that is why these digs provide an interesting twist. What if this actually is the location of the temple? The article about Davids palace was written in 06 and republished in 17.
I gave you links to the Temple society and some information which as you say was also nonsense along with other information that needs to be read to understand and it needs a historical perspective. You have to be interested in this stuff because some of it is long and tedious and to connect the dots sometimes is boring.
Good article on the temple and they may not know the exact location
read more:
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/features/.premium-1.606550The location of this dig, the fact that they do not know exactly the location of the original temple or where the cornerstone is, the idea of how this was found below a parking lot in close proximity to the Dome of the Rock and its Davids palace, all make for an interesting read and food for thought.
Even the bible to those who dont read it seems nonsense till there is understanding and enlightenment that God gives.
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Unless you look at Jesus and Paul as Jews and understand their perspective on scripture and teachings then you loose some understanding.
So I would say really spend some time in these articles that I gave you if you find something different then tell me. I would be interested to hear and it makes for interesting discussions.
Let me say first of all that I didn't say that the articles you linked to, or their content, was nonsense. What I said is that your assumption,
that in order to understand the articles one requires extensive knowledge of biblical prophecy, is nonsense.
Secondly, you did not give me links to "the Temple society". You gave me links to three articles:
1. A wikipedia article about the Givati Parking Lot dig, which talks about possibly finding the palace of Queen Helena of Adiabene, and the Seleucid fortress known as the Acra.
2. A Jerusalem Post article, again about what they found at the Givati parking lot possibly being the Acra.
3. A biblewalks.com web page about the Givati parking lot excavation, talking about finding 9th to 6th century BC densely-built houses, a 2nd century BC Hasmonian house, an impressive "second temple period" (530 BC to 70AD) building, thought to be part of the palace of Queen Helene of Adiabene, a 3rd century AD Roman house, and a 4th century AD Byzantine mansion.
So, I am not discounting the articles; I am discounting your contention that they support your statement, i.e., I'm disputing that they have anything at all to say about a discovery indicating the first temple's location.
I did a little Google search and think I found the article about a dig looking for David's palace you are referring to, written in 2006 by archaeologist Eilat Mazar, and republished in 2012, introduced by Avraham Faust:
https://members.bib-arch.org/biblical-archaeology-review/38/5/5Mazar also writes about her findings in a web article of January 8, 2017. I am not sure if this is much the same article as above, as I didn't pay to join the BAS Library to read the earlier articles:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/jerusalem/did-i-find-king-davids-palace/You are not a defender of truth or faith to discount this information if not known to be factual or question a small point that most Christians dont even know about. What is seen is one christian questioning another in public not in the love the bible talks about, the world loves confusion and fighting.
I wasn't discounting information information you actually gave; I was asking for the information you based your statement on, because I was interested in it. That was not lacking in love or promoting confusion. Instead of answering my question, you linked to articles that didn't answer my questions, you said that I couldn't possibly have the background knowledge I needed to understand the articles you linked to, that I should just trust your secret sources, and now, that I shouldn't ask questions, because publicly asking questions is unloving.
Another question, asked in love: Who are you saying is
not looking at Jesus and Paul as Jews, and why do you think this is the case?
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This spring I purchased a book that I'm sure would interest you,
Rose Guide to the Temple. I haven't taken the time to study it yet, but my quick flip-through convinced me it was a good purchase.
http://www.rose-publishing.com/Rose-Guide-To-The-Temple-P1038.aspx
