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1、主內的朋友:感謝您慷慨的協助校正,請將錯誤或修正之處,以有顏色之字體表示,為方便我們再次的校對。天主保祐思高讀經推廣中心敬上4.TheGardenofOlives4.橄欖樹園OnthepresentsiteofGethsemane,Kidronvalleyhasgraduallyfilledup,roadshavebeenreroutedandwidened,andmanybuildingshavebeenerected.Nevertheless,thevisitorwillnotfindithardtoloca
2、tethespotswheretheancienttraditionshavesitedtheAgonyandarrestofJesus.在現在的革責瑪尼,整個克德隆山谷逐漸被填滿,重整並拓寬的道路和許多矗立於此的建築。不過,觀光客將不難找到昔日耶穌極為痛苦時山園祈禱和被捕的地方。OftheolivegrovessituatedinwhattheGospelscalla"property"ora"garden,"thereremainonlysomeplotsofground.One,commonlycalled
3、"TheGardenofOlives"isabout1200squaremetresinareaandissituatedtotherightofthepathupthemountain,extendingbetweenthispath,andaroundthebasilicaoftheAgony,totheJerichoroad.Originally,thepropertytookinthesiteofthemodernbasilica,sincethisisbuiltontheruinsofthefourth
4、centurychurchwhichSt.JeromeandEtheriadescribeasstandingonthespotwhereChristprayed.在福音裡被稱為莊園的橄欖樹叢中,還存有一些空地,其中一塊地一般被稱為「橄欖園」的地方,佔地1200平方公尺,座落在上山小徑的右邊。順著小徑,繞過Agony大教堂到耶裏哥路。這裡原本有個第四世紀建築被毀的現代大教堂,也就是St.Jerome和Etheria描述當年基督祈禱的地點。圖:AvenerableolivetreeintheGardenofGeth
5、semane圖:在革責瑪尼莊園裡,樹齡已高令人油然尊敬的橄欖樹Behindafenceofiron-tracerywithByzantinemotifs,eighthoaryolivetreesattracttheattentionofthevisitorasheentersthegarden.TheycreatetherightspiritualatmosphereforavisittoiGethsemane.Therehasbeenmuchdiscussionabouttheirage,asonecangat
6、herfromthevariousversionsgivenbyguides.Theyarementionedforthefirsttimeinthe15thcenturyand,forpilgrimsofsubsequentages,theyimpressedasbeingveryoldandamongstthelargesttreesinPalestine.在拜占廷式鐵製窗格柵欄後的八顆有如斑斑白髮般的橄欖樹,吸引觀光客的注意,彷如置身園中一般。它們為來到格責瑪尼參訪的造訪者營造了一個適當的精神的氛圍(the
7、rightspiritualatmosphere)。它們的樹齡引起諸多討論,其中之一就是導覽人員從不同角度賦予的解說。它們在十五世紀開始被論及,跟著後來的朝聖歲月,它們成為巴勒斯坦地區非常古老且最大的橄欖樹群。Therecanbenodoubtthattheseolivetrees,withtheirhollow,gnarledtrunksdatebackconsiderably.Neitherhistorynorbotany,however,canthrowsurelightontheirorigin.這些橄欖
8、樹,從它們凹陷變空且多節的樹幹,無庸置疑必經歷相當的歲月了。無論如何,對於它們的來歷,既非歷史也非植物學上所能說明的,而能投以肯定與確信。圖AnothervenerableolivetreeatGethsemane圖:在革責瑪尼另一顆高齡橄欖樹SomespecialistsdrawconclusionsfromFlaviusJosephus'workTheWarofthe