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02-17-2008, 05:31 PM
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Hadrian's construction of a temple to Aphrodite over Jesus' tomb?
In François Bovon open letter he makes this claim:
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constructed a temple to Aphrodite over Jesus' tomb. Wow. Does anyone know the source(s) for this? Best wishes, Pete Brown |
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02-17-2008, 06:00 PM
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How does an ancient tradition substantiate a legend? It that all you require to upend your thesis that Constantine invented Jesus?
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02-17-2008, 10:40 PM
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of the site of the tomb as asserted by Constantine, and was unaware that another source appears to claim that a temple to Aphrodite was located at that same place by Trajan. The modus operandi of Constantine was to demolish the temples to Aphrodite, Diana, Asclepius, Apollo and others, and then build a basilica over them. I am wondering whether Constantine razed the temple of Aphrodite in order to construct the christian basilica. That's all. Best wishes, Pete Brown |
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