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Evolution - Oldest Human Skeleton

Cannaanite Jerusalem Wall

Jesus' Way of the Cross-Jerusalem

From CNN Report - Good Friday - 10 April 2009
Archaeologist Shimon Gibson believes he has found the site of Jesus' trial. In a new book, titled "The Final Days of Jesus," Gibson says he has found the location of Jesus' trial, where Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, condemned him to death by crucifixion.
Traditionally it is believed that the trial took place at the Antonia Fortress, outside the Temple Mount, near Lion's Gate. But Gibson believes the trial was actually conducted in an area just outside what is now the western wall of the Old City.
"In the Gospel of John, you have a description of the trial taking place at the Lithostratus, Greek for pavement, at a place called Gabata, which is the word for an ancient hillock or a rocky outcrop, and this is what we have here."

The First Step....

It is said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. And so, I begin the journey of a thousand miles here in Rome, Italy, the Eternal City, with the invaluable help of Fr. Aloysius Ong (see his 'Life Crosses' blog).