Week 7 - May 12

Mark 14:32-42 // The Olive Press

The Olive Press

Mark 14:32-42

Gethsemane

Watch the video below about first century olive presses as would have been found in Gethsemane.

The Olive Press - Nazareth Village
Traditional location of Gethsemane
Olive grove near traditional site of Gethsemane (closer to what it would have looked like in the first century)

Caiaphas' House

Below are the steps that historians believe to have been the steps Jesus would have taken from Gethsemane to the Upper Room, but also from Gethsemane to Caiaphas' House when he was arrested.

Steps by Caiaphas' House
Traditional Site of Caiaphas' House

Below is the holding cell at Caiaphas' House that Jesus is believed to be held in. Caiaphas would have yelled down the hole in the ceiling to Jesus in order to remain ritually clean.

Holding Cell at Caiaphas' House
The hole down to the cell that Caiaphas would have spoken to Jesus through.

Antonio's Fortress

Antonio's Fortress is where Jesus was thought to have been imprisoned prior to his trial. There is a large holding room but also a more isolated individual prison cell where Jesus is to believed to have been held. As demonstrated by the mosaic above, he would have been seated on the bench with his legs through the holes and chained.

Antonio's Fortress
Prison Cell at Antonio's Fortress