Gereja Megiddo (Israel)

Gereja Megiddo kuno di dekat Tel Megiddo, Israel adalah sebuah situs arkeologi yang menyajikan fondasi salah satu bangunan gereja tertua yang pernah ditemukan oleh para arkeolog, tertanggal dari abad ke-3 M.^[1]

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Reruntuhan ditemukan di dekat Penjara Megiddo, yang berjarak beberapa ratus meter dari selatan tell dan berdekatan dengan Persimpangan Megiddo di utara Israel. Kawasan tersebut masuk wilayah kota Romawi kuno Legio, yang sebelumnya dikenal dengan nama Ibrani-nya, Kefar ‘Otnay.^[2]

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^ E. Adams, The Ancient Church at Megiddo: The Discovery and an Assessment of its Significance, in The Expository Times, 2008. Quote: "... chronologically distinct. The structure at Megiddo is obviously not a basilica. According to Tepper, the Megiddo church is a unique ecclesiastical form. It could not have resembled the church buildings of the late third century."
^ Yotam Tepper, Legio, Kefar ‘Otnay, in Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel, vol. 118, 2006 [1] Diarsipkan 2018-07-11 di Wayback Machine.

Koordinat: 32°34′16.2″N 35°11′28.7″E / 32.571167°N 35.191306°E / 32.571167; 35.191306

[1] E. Adams, The Ancient Church at Megiddo: The Discovery and an Assessment of its Significance, in The Expository Times, 2008. Quote: "... chronologically distinct. The structure at Megiddo is obviously not a basilica. According to Tepper, the Megiddo church is a unique ecclesiastical form. It could not have resembled the church buildings of the late third century."

[2] Yotam Tepper, Legio, Kefar ‘Otnay, in Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel, vol. 118, 2006 [1] Diarsipkan 2018-07-11 di Wayback Machine.

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