# 35 Acres and the Scofield Bible

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-afternoon-podcast-with-greg-reese-5721719/35-acres-and-the-scofield-bible
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-afternoon-podcast-with-greg-reese-5721719/35-acres-and-the-scofield-bible.md
Podcast: [The Sunday afternoon podcast with Greg Reese](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-afternoon-podcast-with-greg-reese-5721719)
Published: 2026-03-12T17:06:16+00:00
Episode link: https://gregreese.substack.com/p/35-acres-and-the-scofield-bible
Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190659673/946964cd37fa3a43f3540bcd8c8438a9.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sunday-afternoon-podcast-with-greg-reese-5721719/episodes/35-acres-and-the-scofield-bible
Duration seconds: 331

## Resource

According to Hebrew scripture, the 35 acres of land in southeast Jerusalem known as, the Temple Mount, was originally a threshing floor for processing grain and was purchased by King David for the purpose of building an altar. The First Temple was built around 957 BC, stood for nearly four centuries, and was destroyed in 586 BC. It was this First Temple, Solomon’s temple, which became the symbolic importance of the Temple Mount. The Zohar and Kabbalah describe how the demon Asmedai taught Solomon how to control demons, which is how he built the Temple. The legend of King Solomon is arguably the foundation of all Western occultism. Compiled in the 17th century from ancient sources, The Lesser Key of Solomon features a catalog of 72 demons, each with a name, a specific set of powers, and a unique symbol so that one can call upon them as Solomon once did. This tradition of demonology continued on famously with Aleister Crowley in the 20th century, and can be seen in the highest levels of Western government today. The Second Temple was built around 516 BC, and was destroyed by Rome in 70AD. The Romans then built a temple to Jupiter on the site, the city was renamed, and Jews were forbidden entry. After the Roman Empire transformed into the Holy See, the Temple Mount became a garbage dump, until 637AD, when the second Caliph of Islam conquered Jerusalem and reportedly cleared the area of refuse with his own hands. Decades later, the Al-Aqsa Mosque was constructed, and still stands today. In 1099, the armies of the Crusade captured Jerusalem, and for nearly a century, the Al-Aqsa Mosque became headquarters to the Knights Templar, until 1187, when Islam recaptured Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque was restored to Islamic worship. Cyrus Ingerson Scofield was a disgraced lawyer…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-sunday-afternoon-podcast-with-greg-reese-5721719/episodes/35-acres-and-the-scofield-bible/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sunday-afternoon-podcast-with-greg-reese-5721719/35-acres-and-the-scofield-bible.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.