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Jesus' Not-So-Humble-Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Jesus' Not-So-Humble-Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Jesus' Not-So-Humble-Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies Thursday, April 4, 2019 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tawes Hall, 201 GPS: 7751

Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem commonly called “The Triumphal Entry” was not a simple, humble ride on the back of a donkey, but actually a well-choreographed attempt at recreating the ancient coronation ceremony of Israel’s early kings. Professor Robert R. Cargill explains the symbolism behind the Triumphal Entry and why this event was such a provocative action to both the Romans and Jewish authorities in first century Jerusalem.

 

Dr. Robert R. Cargill is Associate Professor or Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa and Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review. Cargill is the author of several books, including Qumran through (Real) Time (Gorgias Press, 2009), The Cities that Built the Bible (Harper One, 2016), and Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King (Oxford, expected July 2019). He can also be seen regularly on CNN, History, Discovery, and Nat Geo.

Add to Calendar 04/04/19 4:00 PM 04/04/19 6:00 PM America/New_York Jesus' Not-So-Humble-Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem commonly called “The Triumphal Entry” was not a simple, humble ride on the back of a donkey, but actually a well-choreographed attempt at recreating the ancient coronation ceremony of Israel’s early kings. Professor Robert R. Cargill explains the symbolism behind the Triumphal Entry and why this event was such a provocative action to both the Romans and Jewish authorities in first century Jerusalem.

 

Dr. Robert R. Cargill is Associate Professor or Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa and Editor of Biblical Archaeology Review. Cargill is the author of several books, including Qumran through (Real) Time (Gorgias Press, 2009), The Cities that Built the Bible (Harper One, 2016), and Melchizedek, King of Sodom: How Scribes Invented the Biblical Priest-King (Oxford, expected July 2019). He can also be seen regularly on CNN, History, Discovery, and Nat Geo.

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