Traces of the universal aspirations of Judaism that we identified in the history of Jerusalem and the idea that Israel was its religious capital, we also appear when we study the Temple, its construction and organization. It is a very ancient Hebrew belief that the house of God in the holy city was an image and as a summary of the entire universe. The examem careful Careful examination of its architecture and its various departments reveals, without question, his eminently symbolic and here, as almost always, the orthodox Jews, we say the same Jewish mysticism, has not returned only to refer to the science and critical independent who would be tempted to doubt the historical reality of this symbolism. Archeology in effect is found in all religions old and there is no reason to believe that Judaism is the only exception to this rule. What is questionable is the only interpretation that can give and that is where the critic must necessarily intervene. It can accept for example that under benefit of inventory all the philosophical, theological, messianic Christianity alleged graft on the trunk of Judaism. On In what grounds capacity we would we admit-cn which be admitting that this has no biblical basis for certain and therefore can not stand that, ultimately, on the questionable authority of one who teaches? The only reasonable cause is the existence of a new revelation, but then, before we push the only symbolic interpretations he proposes, should they give us before the general proof of the divinity of Christianity , this means that what, in the minds of Christian theologians, is proof of their religion, should instead be proved by them previously. On the other hand, appeal to tradition, agree in advance to the authority of the criticism and accept its rulings. For between two conflicting traditions, is obviously the science that must decide what is most authentic. You do not even need a lot of learning to establish that two traditions supposedly national, pure is represented by a dozen men who glory in their own ignorance and the other by Israel with whole generations of doctors. This is undoubtedly the latter that must prevail on the first of any weight of authority and science. The other, however, should not be neglected, which is deposited in itself of any symbolism while departing from the true national tradition or q'elle , whether it is on a any particular point in perfect agreement with the latter .

Therefore we reproduce in this context the words of a Catholic writer, M. Fornari, "The Tabernacle was a summary of creation, an image of the world built by the divine architect. The entrance to the East and gave access to a vast courtyard in which stood a vase of ablution and the altar of burnt offering ... Thus was figured the separation between humankind and the priestly people ... Thus the holy place, that is the altar of the medium does not represent the man in general, but especially the Jewish and the courts, while the rest of the family of Adam, and all of the building, our whole universe. " Many other writers whose works have no goal of apologetics have spoken the same way the architecture of the Temple, agreeing in this with the rabbinic sources from which the Tabernacle was built on the map of the universe in order to reproduce the various parties (2). An eminent naturalist, Dr. Nank, called on his side the scientific world's attention on the anatomical knowledge that reveals the mosaic structure of the Temple and a Jewish author who cites his long explanation, rightly observes: "These things that famous scientist proclaims today have been taught for centuries by many of our doctors and particularly by the greatest Kabbalists in their symbology.

We will not go into details of the countless testimonials we provide the post-Talmudic rabbis who, if they are not organs of tradition, interpreting at least the spirit Ibn Esra, NachmanidesNahmanides, Maimonides R. Maimonidoi Gershom Levi Glierschom limited and many others, not to speak of Philo and Josephus inspired also by national traditions, all confirm the concept of universal religion which is revealed in the Mosaic worship, particularly in the form of his Temple. We will limit ourselves to quoting rabbinic ideas, without which specifically relate to the plan of the sanctuary, not the least evidence of the solemn Jewish universalism. The Jerusalem Talmud teaches that the earth which God used to create the man was pulled from the site which would rise annually update one day the altar of Jerusalem (R. Jehuda, the son of Pazi said: a handful of earth has been drawn by God to the location of the altar and he created the first man saying to it that created the land of the altar, he is to survive. else we find these rhetoric that we have already mentioned: "This is the place where man must obtain his pardon he was created.

According to an ancient legend, strange that is found elsewhere in the Muslim traditions, the very place where David built the altar, they found Adam's head. That fact did not stop, it seems - it even determined the contrary - the choices that David made the area of Mount Moriah as the place designated for the future Temple. It's the same concern is evident: that of combining all mankind to mosaic worship mosaic.