Publication: La piscina de Bethesda en Jerusalén, lugar de sanación.
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López Monteagudo, Guadalupe
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Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
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El conjunto arqueológico de Bethesda, en Jerusalén, englobado actualmente en el recinto religioso de Santa Ana, construido en el siglo XII, constituyó en la antigüedad un lugar de sanaciones en relación con el agua. En época neo-testamentaria ya existía un complejo religioso termal con fines curativos, integrado por varios baños subterráneos, que fue reutilizado en tiempos de la colonia Aelia Capitolina como santuario dedicado a Asklepios-Sarapis. En el siglo IV-V se construye sobre este lugar la iglesia bizantina de Santa María la Probática para conmemorar la curación milagrosa del paralítico por Jesús (Jn V 1-9), y en el XI un pequeño monasterio con el mismo fi n. Las excavaciones arqueológicas han sacado a la luz cinco niveles de ocupación, caracterizados todos por la presencia de estanques, cisternas y piscinas, así como exvotos, que ponen de manifiesto una utilización cultual del lugar entre los siglos II a.C. y el IV d.C.
The archaeological site of Bethesda (Jerusalem) is nowadays included in St. Anne’s religious complex (XIIIth century). In Antiquity it was a notorious area related with healing waters. In New Testament Times it already existed a thermal religious complex with healing functions, comprising some underground baths. When Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, those constructions were reused as a sanctuary sacred to Asclepius and Serapis. In IV- Vth century a new Byzantine church of St. Mary of the Probatic is built over these constructions to commemorate the Jesus miraculous healing of a paralytic man (Jn V, 1-9). In XIth century a little monastery was erected. The archaeological excavations brought to light fi ve levels of occupation presenting ponds, tanks and pools, with presence of numerous votive off erings. All those elements reveal the sacred use of this place between IInd century BC to IVth century AD.
The archaeological site of Bethesda (Jerusalem) is nowadays included in St. Anne’s religious complex (XIIIth century). In Antiquity it was a notorious area related with healing waters. In New Testament Times it already existed a thermal religious complex with healing functions, comprising some underground baths. When Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, those constructions were reused as a sanctuary sacred to Asclepius and Serapis. In IV- Vth century a new Byzantine church of St. Mary of the Probatic is built over these constructions to commemorate the Jesus miraculous healing of a paralytic man (Jn V, 1-9). In XIth century a little monastery was erected. The archaeological excavations brought to light fi ve levels of occupation presenting ponds, tanks and pools, with presence of numerous votive off erings. All those elements reveal the sacred use of this place between IInd century BC to IVth century AD.
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