Jerusalem Temple

Jerusalem Temple (2nd Temple)

Sources

Background info primarily found in “Middot” of the Mishnah

Background also in Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities

History

After the destruction of the temple of Solomon in 586, Zerubbable came back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. This temple was likely damaged or destroyed, and was essentially replaced by Herod the Great around 20/19 BC and completed about 10 years later. (Chilton, Bruce, Philip W. Comfort, and Michael O. Wise. “Temple, Jewish.” Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000, p. 1168).

Chilton, Bruce, Philip W. Comfort, and Michael O. Wise. “Temple, Jewish.” Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

3D Image of Herod’s Temple on the Temple Mount

3D Image of Herod’s Temple on the Temple Mount

Model of Herod’s Temple

Model of Herod’s Temple

Herod’s Temple

Inside Herod’s Temple

Temple Comparison