The Holy Sepulchre in History, Archaeology, and Tradition

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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is revered as the site of Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection. BAR readers get a look at the church’s history and tradition in light of new archaeological research.

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Endnotes

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This article is based on the fourth chapter of Justin L. Kelley, The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Text and Archaeology: A Survey and Analysis of Past Excavations and Recent Archaeological Research with a Collection of Principal Historical Sources (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2019), pp. 65–126.

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There has been some debate among scholars as to whom the Hadrianic temple was devoted. Although Eusebius and Jerome claim that the temple was dedicated to Venus-Aphrodite, numismatic evidence suggests that the deity in question was Fortuna-Tyche.

3. Kristin Romey, “Age of Jesus Christ’s Purported Tomb Revealed,” National Geographic (blog), November 28, 2017 (nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/11/jesus-tomb-archaeology-jerusalem-christianity-rome).