but the sight of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed elia capataline. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self in the early first century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises, and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city. 200 years before, a jewish uprising was crushed by rome. jews were banned from jerusalem and an observance of jewish law was prohibited by the romans.
she wants to hold in her hands something that has been close to jesus. the pilgrimage could change the course of christian history. but the site of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed aelia capitolina. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self from the early 1st century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city.
but the site of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed aelia capitolina. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self from the earliest first century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city. 200 years before, a jewish uprising was crushed by rome. jews were banned from jerusalem. and in observance of jewish law was prohibited by the romans.
chaoti we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city. 200 years before, a jewish uprising was crushed by rome. jews were banned from jerusalem. and in observance of jewish law was prohibited by the romans. helena will be the first person to try and retrace the final footsteps of christ. here you have a woman who stands in the pinnacle of power. and understands what power looks like. it, to me, is fascinating that a person from that vantage point would see jesus as the one worthy of her life, her allegiance, and her worship. this was a way of getting in closer to really understanding the bible and to really entering into the spirit of jesus. there was something about knowing that he actually walked
actually at the time quite radical in the history of christianity. she wants to hold in her hands something that has been close to jesus. the pilgrimage could change the course of christian history. but the site of christ s passion is no more. jerusalem is now an outpost of the roman empire, renamed aelia capitolina. when helena entered the city of jerusalem, it s likely to have been a shell of its former glorious self from the earliest century a.d. you have to realize that ancient cities are absolutely chaotic. we can imagine that she s sort of overwhelmed by the tangible reality of life in the ancient world. it was full of sounds and noises. and it was dirty. jerusalem is now a pagan city.