Temple Tax & Doves

Travel back in time to visit Herod’s Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Once the center of the Jewish faith, it was completely destroyed as a result of the Jewish War. Explore the ancient temple in its full glory with the help of virtual reality. Experience the everyday life of the people who visited it and learn more about money and religion in ancient times.

Herod's Temple fell victim to the Roman War and was destroyed in AD 70. Influenced by common models and the latest scientific findings, we recreated parts of the temple.

Pack your belongings and some change to travel back in time to visit Jerusalem in AD 33.

Missing the right currency? Don't worry!

Thanks to modern, high-precision 3D scanning, we digitalized some coins from that exact area and time to bring with you.

This lets you experience the appraised, international exhibition "Temple Tax and Doves" in your living room! The unique experience was featured in many museums such as the MUT in Tübingen, Money Museum in the Austrian National Bank, Archaeological Museum in Münster, Bibelhaus Frankfurt and more.

What To Do?

Find and pick up a coin from their stone pedestal. Explore the temple to find out which coin can buy what by carefully reading the clues.

A coin can be handed in by putting it in the correct metal bowl to trade common goods in the temple.

Collect all four coins to be able to freely explore the temple and experience it filled with people.

How To Play

Attribution

The exhibition was created by Luca Dreiling in cooperation with Stefan Krmnicek, Michael Tilly and Jakob Trugenberger from the SFB 1391 of the University of Tübingen in Germany. The creation was also supported by Kevin Körner (MA Specialization Digital Humanities) and Paleontology department of the university.

We also want to thank our families, friends and colleagues, but also all institutions for exhibiting this experience and all visitors for visiting!

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