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As a final, CROWNING PROOF I present the evidence of the Acts of John -- a work
probably written in the late second century. Within this work we find Christ talking to the apostle
John at a cave ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES at the exact time of the crucifixion -- thus showing
that Christ's death did indeed occur on the Mount of Olives: "Jesus said to John ON THE MOUNT
OF OLIVES at the MOMENT OF THE CRUCIFIXION: 'John, someone must hear this from me;
for I have need of one who will hear it.'" (The New Testament Apocrypha, by Hennecke &
Schneemeelcher. Vol.I, p.301). This gnostic work actually places the apostle John (whom the New
Testament puts in eyesight of Christ on the tree -- see John 19:25-26) standing opposite a cave on
the Mount of Olives at the EXACT TIME our Savior was crucified.

This cave was the actual tomb where Christ was laid after His death, and constituted the
only "holy" spot in Jerusalem up to the time of Constantine -- but that is another story! The Acts of
John, then, can only be considered as FURTHER PROOF that Christ died on the Mount of Olives
on that Preparation Day so very long ago.

Israel, Tyre and Britain

The scriptures emphasize the friendly relationship language, if not a certain, is at least a very strong
which usually existed between the nation of Israel evidence of ethnic character.'
and the people of Tyre, the chief city of what the
Greeks and Romans called Phoenicea. Hiram of The absence of reference by Greek and Roman
Tyre provided Solomon with skilled workmen and writers to Israel by name, despite the fact that they
materials for the building of the Temple. In return, mention the post-captivity Jews on various occa-
Solomon presented Hiram with twenty cities of sions, is highly significant. When referring to the
Galilee. 'Judah and the land of Israel became Tyre's land of Canaan, which Israel had occupied for some
merchants and provided some of the materials and eight centuries, the Greeks and Romans called its
workmen for the construction and maintenance of people 'Phoenicians,' or equivalents of that name.
the Tyro-Israel merchant fleet. Classical references to them and their exploits may
therefore be taken as applying in measure to Israel.
Through the medium of these 'ships of Tarshish'
the Israelites may be regarded as having had direct It is indicated by the prophet Ezekiel that the pros-
knowledge of the people of Britain -- the ultimate perity of Tyre was interdependent with that of Is-
limit of Tarshish. Though the Tyrian seaport of rael. These nations rose and fell together. In
Tyre was cosmopolitan in the widest sense, it is adversity the bonds continued between that portion
clear that the main population of the city itself was of Israel which remained in the land -- the Jews --
Canaanite, though with a generous asmixture of Is- and the survivors of Tyre and Sidon. Professor
raelites and other Hebrew peoples. Rawlinson has observed: 'Hiram's friendly relations
with David and Solomon are well-known: but the
The connection between the Phoenicians and the continued alliance between the Phoenicians and the
Israelites was much closer than is generally realized. Israelites has attracted less attention.' He recalles
Professor George Rawlinson, translator of Herodo- that Solomon took wives from Phoenicia. Ahab
tus, has remarked: 'It is primarily on account of married the daughter of Sidon's king. Phoenicia fur-
their language that the Phoenicians are regarded as nished material for the second Temple.
"Semites." When there are no historical grounds for
believing that a nation has laid aside its own original -- Bible Research Handbook
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