The Pool of Siloam, uncovered
The pool named in John 9 exists, is the right size for a public gathering place, and was in use in the first century.
Confirmado pelo terrenoSítio escavado1st century BC–1st century AD
For centuries a small Byzantine pool was shown to pilgrims as the Pool of Siloam. In 2004 a sewer repair cut into monumental steps a short distance away, and excavation revealed the actual Second Temple period pool — a large stepped public reservoir, in use in the first century, at the end of Hezekiah's tunnel.
He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
- Encontrado
- City of David, Jerusalem, 2004 — Exposed during sewer repairs; excavated by Ronny Reich and Eli Shukron
- Conservado em
- In place, Jerusalem
- Como chegou até nós
- Escavado, ou ainda de pé onde foi construído.
O que mostra
The identification of the stepped pool as the Second Temple Siloam is the mainstream position. It confirms the setting of the story, not the healing.
Como os historiadores o usam
A significant find for the topography of Second Temple Jerusalem, discussed independently of the Gospel narrative.
Na Escritura
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Fontes
- Reich & Shukron, "The Siloam Pool in the Wake of Recent Discoveries" (2011)
- Pool of Siloam — overview and bibliography
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