Comments on: Temple Treasures in Monastery? http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/ My musings on Biblical Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Popular Culture, Religion, Software, and pretty much anything else that interests me! Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kevin P. Edgecomb http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/comment-page-1/#comment-25702 Kevin P. Edgecomb Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:31:57 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/#comment-25702 Actually, the Kingsley book sounds about right about tracking the menorah and the ziz (the gold headplate for the Jewish high priest). They did eventually end up in the Anastasis in Jerusalem. BUT, they were no doubt swiped by the Persians in 614 AD, not hidden away. Why this? Because the Persians most certainly did take the most precious item in the church, the remnants of the True Cross. Why would the hierarchy not have hidden their most precious thing, while going out of the way to hide some items that were likely kept around as trophies of the triumph of the Church over the Temple? It doesn’t sound likeley.

Another story of a nifty treasure to seek: somewhere in Constantinople are the bronze doors to the “Beautiful Gate” of the Jerusalem Temple. Samaritans took them from the Jerusalem ruins to use in a synagogue in Neapolis (Nablus). They remained in use there for a long time, until the Turks took a fancy and carted them off for the sultan. Neato!

]]> By: Mike Landfair http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/comment-page-1/#comment-25212 Mike Landfair Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:30:01 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/#comment-25212 Joel Rosenberg’s new book, The Copper Scroll, is all about the search for the Temple treasure and is based on the prophesies in Ezekiel.

]]> By: David http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/comment-page-1/#comment-25204 David Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:41:01 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/10/30/temple-treasures-in-monastery/#comment-25204 It has always fascinated me the quest for the temple treasures. I have heard both accounts that you mention, and one other that you did not about the Ethiopian Orthodox church maintaining the cache with the Ark of the Covenant as well in a special temple reserved for it all, with a single monk who stands guard in the temple and armed monks on the outside. Any further thoughts on that location?
Blessings,
David Camphouse

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