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Bethphage (Ancient Greek: Βηθφαγή, romanized: Bēthpagḗ; Imperial Aramaic: בֵּית פַּגִּי, romanized: Bêṯ Paggî, lit. 'house of unripe figs') [ 1 ] or Bethsphage , [ 2 ] is a Christian religious site on the Mount of Olives east of historical Jerusalem .
The majority of scholars see four sections in the Gospel of John: a prologue (1:1–18); an account of the ministry, often called the "Book of Signs" (1:19–12:50); the account of Jesus's final night with his disciples and the passion and resurrection, sometimes called the Book of Glory [33] or Book of Exaltation (13:1–20:31); [34] and a ...
But more recently James Royse argues that, with the possible exception of John 13:19, the corrections are all by the hand of the original copyist. [7] Elizabeth Schrader Polczer adds that, in the case of John 11, the copyist may have introduced an entirely new character, Martha, to the text, but this argument remains controversial. [8]
Jesus, the disciples and the crowd went to Bethphage and Bethany from Jericho (19:1–11). Jesus ordered two disciples: "In that village you'll find a colt, untie it and bring it to me." "Say that the Lord needs it." John 12:12–13. Jesus and disciples went to Bethany (12:1) from Ephraim (11:54): no instructions for disciples
Gabbatha (Lithostrōtos): This location is referenced only once in the New Testament in John 19:13. [ 47 ] [ 48 ] This is an Aramaic term that refers to the location of the trial of Jesus by Pontius Pilate , and the Greek name of Lithostrōtos (λιθόστρωτος) meaning stone pavement also refers to it.
The main focus of the church is the Stele of Bethphage, which is set apart by wrought iron railings. There is a mirror behind the stone so that visitors can easily see the drawings on all four sides. The drawings depict the meeting between Jesus and Martha; two disciples bringing Jesus an ass and a colt, Lazarus rising from the dead, and on the ...
The Acts of John refers to a collection of stories about John the Apostle that began circulating in written form as early as the 2nd-century AD. Translations of the Acts of John in modern languages have been reconstructed by scholars from a number of manuscripts of later date. The Acts of John are generally classified as New Testament apocrypha.
Jesus, the disciples and the crowd went to Bethphage and Bethany from Jericho (10:46). Jesus ordered two disciples: "In that village you'll find a colt, untie it and bring it to me." "Say that the Lord needs it and will return it shortly." Luke 19:28–31. Jesus, the disciples and the crowd went to Bethphage and Bethany from Jericho (19:1–11).