Greek Inscription Prohibiting Non-Jews From Entering The Temple Courtyard Greek Inscription Prohibiting Non-Jews From Entering The Temple Courtyard
Access to the Temple Courtyard was only given to Jews who priorly immersed themselves in a mikveh for ritual purity.
Josephus, War 5.5.2
“When you go… unto the second [court of the] temple, there… stood pillars, at equal distances from one another; declaring the law of purity, some in Greek and some in Roman letters; that no foreigner should go within that sanctuary.”You are looking at a picture of a fragment of Greek inscription prohibiting non-Jews from entering The Temple courtyard that was found in 1936. It reads:“No foreigner shall enter within the forecourt and the balustrade around the sanctuary. Whoever is caught will have himself to blame for his subsequent death.”
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Temple Warning Inscription, Fragment Found in 1936:
“No foreigner shall enter within the forecourt and the balustrade around the sanctuary. Whoever is caught will have himself to blame for his subsequent death.”
Josephus, War 5.5.2
“When you go… unto the second [court of the] temple, there… stood pillars, at equal distances from one another; declaring the law of purity, some in Greek and some in Roman letters; that no foreigner should go within that sanctuary.”
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