The Temple Ministry and Services at the Time of Jesus

CONTENTS
CHAP. I.
A FIRST VIEW OF JERUSALEM, AND OF THE TEMPLE.
Memories of Jerusalem Origin of the name Situation of the city
^First impressions of its
splendour Approach from the
Mount of Olives The walls of Jerusalem Tower of Antonia
Hills on which the city was built The streets Principal
buildings Synagogues Jewish tradition about the Shushan
Gate and the arched roadway from the Temple to the Mount
of Olives Lunar station on the Mount of Olives Lavatories
and booths Approach to the Temple Extent of the Templeplateau
General appearance
of the Temple Rabbinical
legends about Jerusalem and the Temple Ruins of ancient
Jerusalem ; their depth below the present level . . Page 23
CHAP. II.
WITHIN THE HOLY PLACE.
The principal
entrances from the west into the Temple The
Royal Bridge over the Tyropoeon Valley Its proportions
*
and architecture The porches of the Temple The
Royal Porch Its name and dimensions View from the
top of the colonnade Christ among the doctors of the law
Solomon s Porch The Court of the Gentiles Marble screen
with tablets warning off Gentiles The Chel or terrace of the
*
Temple Gates into the inner courts The Beautiful Gate
The Court of the Women The thirteen Treasury-chests
or * trumpets Chambers and side courts The Gate of
Nicanor The fifteen steps of Ascent, or of the Levites
The Court of Israel The Court of the Priests Chambers
connected with it The Beth Moked The hall of hewn
stones Description of the Temple in \ktMishnah The altar
of burnt-offering Red line around the middle of it
Arrange
ments for sacrificing The laver The water supply of the
Temple Its drainage Proportions of the Holy House itself