The Omens at Jesus's Death (Mark 15:33–39) and the Divine Abandonment of the Temple before Its Destruction in 70 CE

When Jesus dies in Mark's account, the sky darkens, a loud voice declares that it has been forsaken by its god, and the temple curtain tears in two. These phenomena closely resemble the omens thought to have taken place before Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE as recorded by Josephus, Tacitus, 2...

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Main Author: Vette, Nathanael 1990- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press 2023
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2023, Volume: 142, Issue: 4, Pages: 657-675
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Crucifixion / Bible. Markusevangelium 15,33-39 / Artists' preparatory studies / Omen (Popular belief) / Jerusalem (70) / Josephus, Flavius 37-100 / Tacitus, Cornelius 55-120 / Tacitus / Baruch Biblical character ca. 7 BC. Jh. / Pseudepigrapha / Talmud
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HC New Testament
HD Early Judaism
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