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Skeptics wrong about Pool of Bethesda

5/11/2012

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In John's gospel of the new testament, he talks about a pool called Bethsaida. This pool was surrounded by five covered colonnades and Jesus healed an invalid of thirty-eight years at this location. You can read more about this in John's gospel Chapter 5, Lines 1 to 15.

However, this pool located near Sheep Gate that stood in the city of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus and north of the Temple Mount had never been found by archaeologists. Thus, skeptics claimed this non-existing pool in Jerusalem as proof that the apostle John didn't even write or dictate his own gospel. Belief grew that some zealot years later made up the story and wrote this as part of John's gospel. Since no pool existed, many claimed all gospels as fiction.

Today, the pool is known as Bethesda and has been confirmed by archaeologists that the Pool of Bethesda is not only real, but fits John's description exactly.

​- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help the poor from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Model of Jerusalem at time of Jesus.
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