The Holy Land: Israel & Palestine Past and Present Christian begins in the Holy Land with the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary in the city of Nazareth. Christian then shifts to the City of David, Bethlehem with the birth of Jesus The Wedding in Cana The Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist The Temptation The Monastery of the Temptation (Orthodox), just north of Jericho The Scene shifts to the Sea of Galilee The Calling of the Disciples 1st Century Boat discovered in the mid 1980’s at the Sea of Galilee. Housed at the Kibbutz Ginosar The town of Tabkha (Tabgha) is the location of two of Christianity’s most powerful Important moments: The Feeding of the Five Thousand & The Sermon on the Mount Mosaic Fragment from 5th Century, Church of the Multitude in Tabkha, Israel Church of the Beautitudes, Tabhka, Israel The Holy Land: Israel & Palestine Past and Present 6th Century Mosaic, Greek Inscription, “Hagia polis ierosalem (Holy City Jerusalem)” Jerusalem as the Center of the World Map circa 12th Century Jesus came to the Temple in Jerusalem 5 Times according to the New Testament: 1. Twelve Years Old for his dedication (Luke) 2. Teach in the Temple Courtyard (John) 3. Teach in the courtyard and heal the blind man in the Pool of Siloam (John) 4. Teach in the Courtyard and is nearly stoned (John) 5. Holy Week (All Four Gospels) Caravaggio, circa 1610, “The Money Changers” He Qi, 2013 “Triumphant Entry” Stained Glass at St. James Anglican Church, Liverpool, 17th Century. “Render Unto Caesar” The Last Supper commemorated at The Cenacle Mary tells the Disciples on Easter Morning Pentecost Event “Mary and the Disciples” by Duccio 12th Century “Pentecost” by El Greco, 1596 Mural, “Crucifixion” circa 1310; Lower Church of Assisi Fresco, “Resurrection” circa 1300; Armenian Church, Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre Christianity Today in Jerusalem: • Since the birth of the church, there has never been a time that Christians have not dwelled in Jerusalem • Christians control about 45% of the geographic land in Jerusalem • There are 45 churches, convents, and monasteries in Jersusalem that are run by the Catholic, Orthodox, Coptic, Armenian, or Anglican churches • One of the justice issues for Christians in Jerusalem is the access to these holy sites by Palestinian Christians (see article) .