God,Religion & the Church

Jesus and Jerusalem

What happened to Jesus in Jerusalem?For Christians, Jerusalem’s place in the life of Jesus gives it great importance, in addition to its place in the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible.Jerusalem is the place where Jesus was brought as a child, to be ‘presented’ at the Temple (Luke 2:22) and to attend festivals (Luke 2:41). According to the Gospels, Jesus preached and healed in Jerusalem, especially in the Temple courts. There is also an account of Jesus’ ‘cleansing’ of the Temple, chasing various traders out … Continue Reading