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Volume 9 --- Internet Edition --- Issue 5


µ¹¿¡ »õ°ÜÁø Áõ¾ðµé, Á¦ÀÚÀÇ ¹«´ýÀÌ ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ ½ÂõÀ» Áõ°ÅÇÏ´Ù.
"Testimonies in Stone" Disciple's Tomb Testifies to Christ's Ascension

Á׾ Àϼ¼±â ±âµ¶±³ÀεéÀº ¿¹¼ö ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ ½ÂõÀ» ÀüÇÑ´Ù.
In Death, First Century Christians Herald the Ascension of Jesus Christ.

Donald L. Johnson
Review Staff Editor

À̽º¶ó¿¤ ¿¹·ç»ì·½ - ¿¹¼ö¿¡ °üÇÑ °³ÀÎÀÇ Áõ¾ð ûÃ븦 Áñ±â´Â°¡? ±×¸®½ºµµ²²¼­ ´©±º°¡ÀÇ »îÀ» º¯È­½ÃŲ ¹æ¹ý¿¡ °üÇÏ¿© ÀÐÀ» ¶§ ½Å¸íÀÌ ³ª´Â°¡?
JERUSALEM, Israel
- Do you enjoy hearing personal testimonies about Jesus? Do you get excited when you read of the way Christ has changed someone's life?
 


¿¹·ç»ì·½ ¿¹È£»ç¹å("Çϳª´ÔÀÇ ½ÉÆÇÀÇ °è°î") °è°î ³²ÂÊ°¡¿¡ ¹Ù»ç¹Ù(¹Ù¸£»ð¹Ù½º) °¡Á· īŸÄÞÀÌ À̽º¶ó¿¤ °í°íÇÐÀڵ鿡 ÀÇÇؼ­ ¹ß°ßµÇ¾ú´Ù. ¼Ö·Î¸ó ¿Õ ÀÌÈÄ, ÀÌ Àå¼Ò´Â ¸ÅÀåÁö·Î ÀαⰡ ÀÖ¾ú´Ù. Á×Àº ÀÚÀÇ ºÎÈ°, »ç¶÷ÀÇ ÃÖÈĽÉÆÇ, ±×¸®°í ¸Þ½Ã¾ÆÀÇ À縲ÀÌ ÀϾ ¹Ì·¡ÀÇ Àå¼Ò¶ó°í ¹Ï¾ú±â ¶§¹®À̾ú´Ù. Ãʱ⠱׸®½ºµµÀÎµé ¿ª½Ã À̵é Àΰø ±¼µé¿¡ ¸ÅÀåµÇ¾ú´Ù. ¾î¶² ¹«´ýµé ¾Õ¿¡´Â ±â³äºñµéÀÌ ¼¼¿öÁ³¾ú´Ù. ¿À¸¥ ÂÊ »ï°¢Çüó·³ »ý±ä °ÍÀº 2,500³â ÀÌ»ó ¿À·¡µÈ °ÍÀ̸ç, ¼Ö·Î¸ó ¿ÕÀÇ ¼ºÀü¿¡¼­ ºÀÁ÷Çß´ø ÇÏÀÌÁö¸£ Áý¾ÈÀÇ Á¦»çÀåµéÀ» À§ÇØ ¼¼¿öÁ³´Ù. ¿ÞÂÊ¿¡¼­ ¸Ö¸® ¶³¾îÁ® ÀÖ´Â °ÍÀº ´ÙÀ­ÀÇ ¾Æµé ¾Ð»ì·ÒÀ» À§ÇØ ¼¼¿î ±â³äºñÀ̸ç, ¿¹¼ö²²¼­ ¸ÅÀÏ ¼ºÀü¿¡¼­ °¡¸£Ä¡±â À§Çؼ­ °¨¶÷»ê¿¡¼­ ¿Å°Ü °¡½Ç ¶§¿¡ ¸ÅÀÏ ±× °çÀ¸·Î Áö³ª´Ù´Ï½Å ±× ÀÚ¸®¿¡ ¿À´Ã³¯±îÁö ±×´ë·Î ¼­ ÀÖ´Ù.(´ª 19:47)

At the southern edge of the Valley of Ye-ho-sha-fat (the "Valley of the Judgement of God") in Jerusalem, the Barsabbas family catacomb was discovered by Israeli archaeologists. Since the days of King Solomon, this place was popular for burial because it was believed to be the future scene of the resurrection of the dead, the last judgement of man and the second coming of the Messiah. The early Christians were also buried in many of these man-made caves, some with monuments built in front of them. The triangular one on the right is more than 2,500 years old and was built for the Priests of the House of Heizir, who served in the Temple of King Solomon. On the far left, a monument to Absalom, son of King David, stands today where it did when Jesus walked by it daily as He journeyed from the Mount of Olives to teach in the Temple every day. (Luke 19:47)


¸¸ÀÏ ¿À´ÃºÎÅÍ Áõ°Å°¡ ¾ø´Ù¸é, ±×·¯³ª ¿ÀÈ÷·Á 2,000³âÀü¿¡ »ì¾Ò´ø ÇÑ Á¦ÀÚÀÇ Áõ°Å°¡ ÀÖ´Ù¸é ¾î¶»°Ú´Â°¡? ¸¸ÀÏ ÀÌ Á¦ÀÚ°¡ ½ÇÁ¦·Î Àϼ¼±â ±³È¸ÀÇ ±³ÀÎÀ̾ú´Ù¸é, ¶Ç ½Å¾à¼º°æ¿¡ ¾ð±ÞµÈ ±×¸®½ºµµÀεé ÁßÀÇ ÇÑ °¡Á·À̶ó¸é ¾î¶»°Ú´Â°¡? ¸¸ÀÏ ÀÌ Áõ°Å°¡ À°Ã¼ÀûÀ¸·Î ±¸¼¼ÁÖ¿Í ´õºÒ¾î ÇÔ²² °É¾ú°í, ±×ºÐÀÌ ÇàÇϽô ±âÀûÀ» º¸¾Ò°í, ºÎÈ°ÇϽŠÁÖ¸¦ ¹Ï´Â ±×ÀÇ ¹ÏÀ½¿¡ °üÇؼ­ ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô °³ÀÎÀûÀ¸·Î ¸»ÇØ ÁÙ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ´©±º°¡¿¡ ÀÇÇؼ­ ¸¸µé¾îÁø °ÍÀ̶ó¸é ¾î¶»°Ú´Â°¡? ¸¸ÀÏ ¿¹¼ö ±×¸®½ºµµ¿¡ °üÇÑ ÀÌµé ¿ë°¨ÇÑ ÁÖÀåµéÀÌ ½Å¾à¼º°æÀÇ ±â·Ïº¸´Ù ½ÉÁö¾î ´õ ¿À·¡µÆ´Ù¸é ¾î¶»°Ú´Â°¡?

What if the testimony was not from today, but rather that of a Disciple who lived 2,000 years ago? What if this Disciple was actually a member of the first century Church, of a family of Christians mentioned in the New Testament? What if this testimony was made by someone who physically walked with the Savior, saw His miracles and can personally tell us of His faith in the risen Lord? What if these bold claims about Jesus Christ were even older than the writing of the New Testament itself?

¾îµð¿¡¼­ ±×¿Í °°Àº Áõ°Å°¡ ¹ß°ßµÇ¾ú´Â°¡? ¿¹·ç»ì·½¿¡¼­ ¹ß°ßµÇ¾ú´Ù. Àϼ¼±â ¾î¶² ¿¹¼öÀÇ Á¦ÀÚµéÀÇ ¸ÅÀå ±¼µé¿¡¼­ ¹ß°ßµÈ À¯°ñÇÔ(ÀÛÀº µ¹°üµé)ÀÇ ¾ç¸é¿¡ ¾²¿©Áø ±Ûµé¿¡¼­ ¹ß°ßµÈ´Ù.±×°ÍµéÀº ÀÏÂïÀÌ ¹ß°ßµÈ ±âµ¶±³ÀÎÀÇ ¹ÏÀ½¿¡ °üÇÑ °¡Àå ¿À·¡µÈ ¹®¼­ ±â·ÏÀ̸ç, Çö´ëÀεéÀ» À§ÇÑ ¸Å¿ì Çö´ëÀû Àǹ̸¦ °¡Áø Àϼ¼±â¿¡ »ì¾Ò´ø »ç¶÷µéÇÑÅ×¼­ ¿Â »çÀûÀÎ ¸Þ½ÃÁöµéÀÌ´Ù.

Where was such a testimony discovered? In Jerusalem, written on the sides of ossuaries (small stone coffins) in the burial caves of some first century Disciples of Jesus. They are the oldest written record of Christian faith ever found, revealing personal messages from the past with a very modern meaning for the present.
 

Àϼ¼±â À¯°ñÇÔµé Áï µ¹°üµéÀº À¯´ëÀεé°ú ±âµ¶±³ÀÎµé ¸ðµÎ¿¡ ÀÇÇؼ­ ¸ÅÀåÀ» À§Çؼ­ »ç¿ëµÇ¾ú´Ù. ¹Ù»ç¹Ù °¡Á· īŸÄÞ¿¡¼­ ¹ß°ßµÈ À¯°ñÇÔµé °¡¿îµ¥ ¸î °³ÀÇ À¯°ñÇԵ鿡´Â ½ÊÀÚ°¡ Ç¥½ÄÀÌ Ç¥½ÃµÈµ¥ ¹ÝÇØ, ´Ù¸¥ À¯°ñÇԵ鿡´Â Ç¥½ÄÀÌ ¾ø´Â °ÍÀÌ È®ÀεǾú´Ù. ÀÌµé ½ÊÀÚ°¡ Ç¥½ÄÀÌ ¾ø´Â À¯°ñµéÀº °°Àº °¡Á·À̸鼭µµ ±³È¸¿¡ ´Ù´ÏÁö ¾Æ´ÏÇÑ »ç¶÷µéÀÇ °ÍÀÌ Æ²¸²¾ø´Ù°í ¹Ï¾îÁø´Ù. µÎ °³ÀÇ ¿ÞÂÊ À¯°ñÇÔ¿¡ »õ°ÜÁø ¿ø¼ÓÀÇ ²É¸ð¾çÀº ´ÙÀ­ÀÇ º°¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °í´ëÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀ¸·Î ÀϺΠÇÐÀÚµéÀº »ý°¢ÇÑ´Ù.

 First century ossuaries, stone coffins, were used for burial by both Jews and the early Christians. In the Barsabbas family catacomb, some ossuaries were marked with the sign of the cross while others were not, most likely indicating members of the same family who did not join the Church. The two ossuaries to the left include a circular, six-sided decoration which some scholars believe was an ancient rendition of the Star of David.

½ÊÀÚ°¡ÀÇ Ç¥½ÄÀº "½Ã¸ó ¹Ù»ç¹Ù(¹Ù¸£»ð¹Ù½º)"ÀÇ À¯°ñÇÔ ³×¸é ¸ðµÎ¿¡ Ç¥½ÃµÇ¾îÀÖ´Ù. "½Ã¸ó ¹Ù»ç¹Ù"´Â Ãʱ⠿¹·ç»ì·½ ±³È¸ÀÇ ÁöµµÀÚµéÀ̾ú´ø ¿¹¼öÀÇ Á¦ÀÚµéÀÇ ÇÑ °¡Á·ÀÇ ¸â¹ö¿´´Ù(Çà 1:21°ú 15:22).

The sign of the cross marks all four sides of the coffin of "Simon Barsabbas," a member of a family of Disciples of Jesus who were among the leaders of the very first Church of Jerusalem. (Acts 1:21 & 15:22)

 


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