John Wilkinson
Holy
Places in Jerusalem
"The
average visitor to Jerusalem today is shown so many 'holy
places' connected with Jesus that he cannot help at some
stage asking himself whether they are all genuine. It can be
disturbing to find (for instance) two places pointed out,
both of which are said to have been Jesus' tomb.
...As a
rule of thumb we should regard a holy place first pointed
out after A.D. 400 as more likely to be an imaginary
addition to the topography of Jerusalem than a correct
identification."
John
Wilkinson, "The Jerusalem Jesus Knew" (London: Thames
and Hudson Ltd., 1978) p. 10-11
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