(Crusader Cathedral of John the Baptist – Mosque of Yahia)
With the arrival of the Crusaders to the Holy Land, a splendid Cathedral of St. John was built at the site of John the Baptist’s tomb. In 1187, The church was however turned into a mosque by Saladin’s nephew Husam ed-Din Muhammad. Since then the mosque of Prophet Yahia (the name of John the Baptist according to the Quran) underwent multiple renovations and changes, but the Crusader structure is clearly visible.
පෙන්තකොස්ත දින ශුද්ධාත්ම ප්‍රධානයවූ ස්ථානය ලෙස සැලකෙන උඩුමහල් මැඳුර පිහිටි ස්ථානය The Cenacle on Mount Zion, claimed to be the location of the Last Supper and Pentecost. Bargil Pixner[8] claims the original Church of the Apostles is located under the current structure.Kathmandu, 8th April 2012 Passover service organized by Kathmandu Valley Churches was held in Tundikhel, Kathmandu on Sunday. Thousands of Christians were gathered Kathmandu, 8th April 2012 Passover service organized by Kathmandu Valley Churches was held in Tundikhel, Kathmandu on Sunday. Thousands of Christians were gathered together from various Churches of Kathmandu and Lalitpur to mark the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. During the procession thousands of gospel tracts were distributed. Christians in NepalRoman catholic church in yangjing viliage Tibet-1877, China Inland Mission by Hudson Taylor sent a missionary to Tibet and he visited some places, not Lhasa. Prior to that, according to Tibet Daily (11-13-2011) , in 1865 two foreign Catholic missionaries came to today’s Yan-jing village, Naxi town, Yankang county of Tibet, where bordered with Sichuang and Yunnan provinces (西藏芒康县纳西乡上盐井村), founded a Catholic church with a church building. It is the only Roman Catholic Church in Tibet and still active (no doubt in a form of state-sanctioned 3-self system not under Vantican) with members mostly from the village of about one thousand population. See two photos of the church building below:
Tibet-Yanjing-viliage-Roman Catholic Church building front elevation
Wolvendaal Church in Colombo is the oldest Protestant church of Sri Lanka. The church is named after the place Wolvendaal. The floor tiles of the church are made from the Dutch church in the fort and were brought here in 1813. The Dutch reformed church came to Sri Lanka in 1642. The governing body of the church was established in 1658 introducing the Protestant church or what they called ‘True Christian Reformed Church’. Church councils were set up in Colombo, Galle and Jaffna propagating conversion measures. The Dutch assumed the administration of Colombo and its outskirts, whereby the surrounding region of the church was called Wolvendaal (Valley of Wolves). John Penry Lewis his work List of Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments in Ceylon (1913) refers to ‘a marsh or a swamp frequented by jackals.’ Features of Wolvendaal Church in Colombo: – The church celebrated its 255th anniversary recently. – The hill which houses the church is believed to have derived its name from the milieu. Several versions of the name Wolvendaal were used in the colonial times including Wolfendhal and Wolfendahl. – The Wolvendaal Church in Colombo is located on a hill offering breathtaking views of the Colombo harbor and the fort. – The Dutch decided to build this fascinating church in Wolvendaal to replace the old Roman-Catholic church, the Church of St. Francis, situated in the former Gordon Gardens in the Colombo Fort. – Construction work of the church began in 1749 during the term of office of Governor Julius Valentijn Stein Van Gollenesse (1743-51). His initials J.V.S.V.G. are inscribed to commemorate his contribution to the building. – The building exemplifies Doric form of architecture and the base is in the shape of a cross. The church is thus called Kruiskerk in Dutch. – The roof in the center of the building resembles a dome supported by concrete walls of coral and lime plaster. – The church is a surviving example of Dutch colonial architecture, echoes the Dutch Christian ethos and a striking amalgamation of Dutch and Sri Lankan cultures.Wolvendaal Church
Possible Exodus Routes. In black is the traditional Exodus route; other possible routes are in blue and green.නික්මයාම ගමන් මග-සාම්ප්‍රදායික මාර්ගය කලු පැහැයෙන්ද අනිකුත් විකල්ප මාර්ග කොල හා නිල් පැහැයෙන්ද දැක්වේ.Moses with the tablets of the Ten Commandments, painting by Rembrandt (1659)-මෝසෙස් දස පනත සමඟMoses holding up his arms during the battle, assisted by Aaron and Hur. Painting by John Everett Millais-රෙඵීඩිම්හීදී අමෙලෙක්වරුන් හා ඊශ්‍රායෙල්වරුන් විසින් කල සටනේදී මෝසෙස්ගේ දෙ අත් ආරොන් හා හූර් විසින් ඔසවාගෙන සිටින අයුරු-අත් ඔසවාගෙන සිටින තාක් කල්,සටනේ ජයග්‍රහනය ඊශ්‍රායෙල්වරුන් සතු විය. (නික්මයාම 17:08-12)Moses strike water from stone-මෝසෙස් සැරයටියෙන් හොරේබ් හී පර්වතයට පහර දී ජලය ලබා ගැනීම.මෙම ස්ථානය මස්සා සහ මෙරීබා ලෙස නම් කෙරින (නික්මයාම 17:01-07)
When the Bible was translated, the interpreter translated the name of God as “Jehovah.” My main question is, What was the original name of God? Because I read that his name was translated wrong, and that his real name is YAOHU. Is this true?
Thank you for writing. I will try to explain this to you with the following information:
God is referred to in the Bible by many names, but the primary three are:
Elohim
Translation: “God,” as in Genesis 1:1: “in the beginning God created…”
Yahweh
Translation: “Lord,” as in Psalm 23:1: “The Lord is my Shepherd…”
Adonai
Translation: “Ruler, Master, Lord,” as in Psalm 35:23: “my God (Elohim) and my Lord (Adonai).”
We need to understand the rendering of these three names of God as we find them in our Bibles today, whether in English, Spanish, and all other modern translations. But we must first understand some things about the development of the Hebrew language.
First of all, ancient Hebrew was distinctive, in that there were two traditions which were involved in the handing down of the Hebrew text as we know it today. One was written (Kethiv), and the other was oral, spoken (Qere).
Up until the Tenth Century A.D., all Hebrew written texts in existence and available (for study, worship) had one distinguishing feature: the text consisted of consonants only. In other words, there were no vowels! But since there was also an oral tradition, the Jews who spoke Hebrew knew what the vowels were and just supplied them as they read the text.
Examples in English: McDnlds=McDonalds; prkwy=parkway; frwy=freeway.
Around 906 A.D., a group of Hebrew scholars at Tiberias (on the Sea of Galilee) known as the Massoretes developed a system of little “dots” and “dashes” representing all of the vowel sounds. These were superimposed upon the written Hebrew text at that time. The Massoretes were concerned that the Hebrew language would be lost, as fewer and fewer people knew and spoke it. So these scholars took steps to make sure that all future generations of Jews would be able to speak the language accurately since they would now have a written record of the ancient vowel sounds. All of our modern Hebrew translations are based upon the work of the Massoretes.
Now let’ look back at our three names of God.
The term Elohim has always meant “God”, but is not germane to our discussion of your question.
The issue of Jehovah is derived from the other two primary names of God.
The term Yahweh is always translated by the word “Lord.” But we must understand that every time a Rabbi or any Jew was reading any portion of the Old Testament and came upon this written word “YHWH”, he orally said “Adonai,” not “Yahweh.” The reason for this is that the Jews considered the written term YHWH so sacred that it should never be spoken or expressed with the lips.
That is the reason why, when they were reading (speaking) and came to “YHWH,” they always substituted “Adonai” and spoke it instead. This has been practiced by the Jews back to Jesus’ time, and long before.
Now, where does “Jehovah” come from? Well, what were the Massoretes to do when they were adding their vowel-system to the written Hebrew text and they came upon the word, “YHWH?” Since no Jew had ever heard or known the true pronunciation of this most sacred of names for the Hebrew God, they put there the identical vowel-pointings which are rendered for Adonai!
In reality, the Jews were just doing what they had always done: they spoke “Adonai” every time they read “YHWH” in the text.
The vowel sounds in Adonai are “OH” and “AH.” Thus, “Yahweh” becomes “YHO VAH” (rendered in English as “Jehovah”).
Most scholars have concluded that the term “YHWH” is actually based upon the “to be” verb in Hebrew, “HYH” (HAYAH). The future tense of this verb is YHWH (Yahweh). They refer back to the passage in Exodus where God is actually asked His name. Moses says, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I shall say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now, they may say to me, ‘What is His Name?’ What shall I say to them?” And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM;” and He said, “Thus you shall say to the Sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.’”
I hope this answers your question. You can see from this explanation that the issue was not that someone translated it wrong. It was done with reverent intention. I hope this answers your question adequately.
If Jehovah Isn‘t the Real Name of God, What Is? If the Biblical Documents Are So Reliable, How Do You Explain the Differences? … http://www.probe.org/…/If_Jehovah_Isnt_the_Real_Name_of_God_What_Is.htm
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ක්‍රිස්තියානි සභාව –(මෙ රටට ආගමනය,එහි සංස්කෘතික ලක්ෂන, දේශීය සංස්කෘතිය කෙරේ ඇති කරන ලද බලපෑම හා එහි වගකීම- 12 වසර- 3 වාරය-10 පාඩම – දක්ෂිණ දිසා බයිබල්/සබත් පාසැල් පෙල පොත් සටහන්-Year 12-3 Term- lesson no 10- Christian church of Sri Lanka (Arrival, cultural traditions, responsibilities and its influences on the National Culture)- Sun day /Bible school School Text books notes
