To the east of Jericho Complete

Description

Putative Nestorian hermitage In 1933, remains of a small monastic establishment were identified between Jericho and the Jordan River, approximately 60 meters beyond the 42-kilometer marker on the Jericho–Allenby Bridge road. The complex comprised a large residential chamber and a more modest worship space. The southern room functioned as the chapel, furnished with an altar at its eastern end; at the center of this room’s mosaic floor a dedicatory inscription was set. The historical background of this community in the Jordan Valley is not documented. It was, however, very likely associated with the Nestorian episcopal see of Jerusalem. The argument for a Nestorian affiliation was advanced by H. Stephan, who based his case on a Syriac inscription incorporated into the mosaic pavement and published his conclusions in “A Nestorian Hermitage between Jericho and the Jordan.” Further reading: Baramki, D.C. - Stephan, H.
"A Nestorian Hermitage between Jericho and the Jordan", in Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine 4 (1935), pp. 81-86. Hirschfeld, Y., "Judean Desert, Survey Map (Map 106)", Excavations and ‎Surveys in Israel 2 (1983): 58-59. Fiey, J. M., "Rabban Bûya de Shaqlâwâ et de Jéricho", Proche-Orient Chrétien 33 (1983): 34-38.