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New Testament History |
The entrance of the Holy Virgin in the TempleThe Holy Virgin entered the Temple 13 years before the birth of Christ.[1] Since Christ was born in November 1 BC, the entrance took place in November 14 BC (November 14 BC-November 1 BC = 13 years).[2] On Sunday 28 October 1821, A.C.E. saw an examination of the Holy Virgin by priests at Nazareth in order that the Holy Virgin might be accepted at the Temple.[3] Since the liturgical feast day of the entrance is 21 November, the vision’s date must relate to the historical date. Sunday factual Julian 24 October 14 BC was 15 Tishri (Parker and Dubberstein).[4] The Holy Virgin was apparently examined at the start of the Feast of Tabernacles (15-22 Tishri). On Friday 2 November 1821 (which vision relates to Friday factual Julian 29 October 14 BC), A.C.E. saw a feast at Nazareth for the entrance. The priests stayed in Joachim and Anne’s house during the following night. Joachim and Anne prepared for the journey during that night and left Nazareth with the Holy Virgin in the morning.[5] The following night was spent at an inn in Nazara;[6] the following night at an inn situated 12 hours from Jerusalem,[7] and the following night in a house of friends at Bethoron (6 hours from Jerusalem).[8] The following morning they arrived in Jerusalem.[9] The relevant nights were Friday/Saturday factual Julian 29/30 October, Saturday/Sunday factual Julian 30/31 October, and Sunday/Monday factual Julian 31 October/1 November 14 BC.[10] When they arrived in Jerusalem on Tuesday factual Julian 2 November 14 BC (the vision of Tuesday 6 November 1821), the Holy Virgin was 3 years and 3 months old.[11] On Wednesday 3 November (the vision of Wednesday 7 November 1821), the entrance into the Temple was prepared.[12] On Thursday factual Julian 4 November = actual 4 November = 26 Tishri (the vision of Thursday 8 November 1821), the Holy Virgin entered the Temple.[13] It was exactly 3 years and 3 months after her birth (actual 3/4 August 17 BC-actual 4 November 14 BC). The Temple virgins apparently entered the Temple during the Festival of Solomon’s Temple Dedication (23-29 Tishri), which was an extension of the Feast of Tabernacles (15-22 Tishri), in accordance with the fact that the Holy Virgin had been examined on 15 Tishri. On Tuesday 2 November 14 BC (the vision of Tuesday 6 November 1821) = 24 Tishri, the service of Zechariah had just ended.[14] The Temple had 24 priestly courses, with each one serving for one week, such that there were 48 (= 2 x 24) weeks of courses per year.[15] Courses were on common service during the Festivals of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. Zechariah had ended his service two days before 24 Tishri, at the close of the Feast of Tabernacles on 22 Tishri.
[1] A.C.E., Mary, 288. A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 75; A.C.E., Mary, 115, situate the entrance 11 years before the birth of Christ. [2] The outer portions of the Temple (not the Temple itself) were under reconstruction at the time of the entrance (A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 75; A.C.E., Mary, 115), which might contradict the year 14 BC since the Temple enclosures had been dedicated by Herod the Great already on factual Julian 18 November 18 BC (Mahieu 2012: 147-158). Yet work at the Temple continued until the rule of Agrippa II (53-93 AD, Josephus, A.J. 20.219; A.C.E., Life, 3:161 [the vision of Monday 13 January 1823, relating to Monday 8 January 31 AD]: “It was the camping ground of the day laborers and masons engaged on the interminable buildings of the Temple mount). [3] A.C.E., Mary, 87. [4] Reingold and Dershowitz have 16 Heshvan. [5] A.C.E., Visionen November 1819, 180b: “Es war noch Nacht”; A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 27-28 (the vision of Friday/Saturday 2/3 November 1821): “Ich sah hierauf die Priester und anderen Gäste nachts schlafen, Anna und Joachim aber in der Nacht mit Packen und Reiseanstalten beschäftigt. […] Am Morgen sah ich sie abreisen, Joachim, Anna, das Kind und etwa sechs andere Frauen und Kinder, welche eine Strecke Wegs mitreisten.” [6] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 31 (the vision of Sunday 4 November 1821); A.C.E., Mary, 100. [7] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 37 (the vision of Monday 5 November 1821); A.C.E., Mary, 101. [8] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 41 (the vision of the evening of Monday 5 November 1821); A.C.E., Mary, 101. [9] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 43 (the vision of Tuesday 6 November 1821); A.C.E., Mary, 103. [10] A.C.E. saw the journey to Nazara on both Saturday 3 November 1821 and Sunday 4 November 1821, whereas it occurred only on the Saturday. To restore the day-by-day correspondence, the two following days were compressed into one day: on Monday 5 November 1821, both the arrival at the inn near Jerusalem and the one at the friends’ house in Bethoron were seen. Since the journey to the inn near Jerusalem occurred on Sunday instead of on Monday, A.C.E. noted – at the time that she was describing that passage – that she was one day out of time. A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 37-38 (the vision of Monday 5 November 1821): “Es muß mir durch das Armeseelenbild eine Unordnung in die Reisebilder und Bilder von der Vorbereitung des Kindes gekommen sein. Ich muß einen Tag übergangen sein.” Cf. A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 19: “Am 2. November sah ich im Hause der Eltern Mariä ein großes Fest. Ich weiß aber nicht, ob es bestimmt an diesem Tag oder nachgeholt ist.” [11] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 42; A.C.E., Mary, 103. A.C.E., Visionen Oktober 1819, 71: “etwa drei, vier Jahre alt”; A.C.E., Visionen November 1819, 180a: “etwa drei Jahre alt”; A.C.E., Visionen November 1820, 110: “dem etwa dreijährigen Kind”; 150: “das dreijährige Kind”; A.C.E., Visionen Oktober 1821, 64: “im vierten Jahr.” [12] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 59; A.C.E., Mary, 108. [13] A.C.E., Visionen November 1821, 63; A.C.E., Mary, 109. [14] A.C.E., Mary, 106. [15] A.C.E., Mary, 125: “Zacharias had to perform his service in the Temple twice a year.” |