An Early Christian Church Exhibit
An exhibition back in 2000 at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, which was curated by Yael Israeli and David Mevorah, shows artifacts from the early years of the Christian church. The exhibition was entitled “The Cradle of Christianity“:
The exhibition attempts to synthesize the literary sources with finds that have been excavated in this country, particularly over the past fifty years: architectural remains, liturgical objects from churches, personal belongings of the Christian inhabitants of this land, and souvenirs made for pilgrims.
They have made an effort to separate the artifacts from the religious doctrines, trying to present the artifacts as they are, objectively.
I found several things interesting as I browsed the website of the exhibition: [Read more…]