AN N EA 10W Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Theotokos, True Cross, Temple Mount
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Armstrong: christian holy city (pages 194-216) (362 ad) jewish delegates meet with emperor julian. Summoned by julian to put forth a plan that replaces the new christian religion. Julian wanted to build a new temple for the jews so they can make sacrifices again: but rabbis/patriarch now convinced that the messiah alone could rebuild the. An earthquake shook the city and destroyed works. Jovian, a christian was proclaimed the next emperor. Poemenia built a church on the summit of the mou(cid:374)t of oli(cid:448)es to (cid:373)ark the spot of christ"s ascension into heaven. Christian presence grew in pious people, churches, and sites (tombs), and festivals publicly. Transformation of pagan aelia into a christian holy city. Eusebius had told christians not to dwell upon the physical form which the logos had temporarily assumed during his brief sojourn on earth, but the jerusalem liturgy was changing all that. Christia(cid:374)s (cid:374)o(cid:449) fo(cid:272)used o(cid:374) christ"s hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:374)ature: crucifixion, resurrection.
